It doesnt happen that often the Founding Fathers papers will be published when we are all dead. The fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell a story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all because you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly given the fact that bill clinton said the constitution should be called lets make a deal. We in the press went there which made it a lot easier and then theyve got this piece of paper and come out and basically sell it and they solved it quite variously with different people selling Different Things and contradicting each other. I read the executive sections of the federalist papers and the way madison and hamilton started out is quite stark. Here they are. Theyve written this thing and sold it to the public or at least to the router fires and now they have a country to figure out. That is left to this grou
Government and decide how it should function. This is an hour and a half recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting held this year in washington. Hi, everybody, im Cokey Roberts and im here in my history hat as a writer of history and student of current history, but it is a thrill to have this panel on First Federal congress. It is such an incredibly important subject and one that these folks have mined asid uously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that ive ever seen. Among other things, its complete, which you know, doesnt happen that often. I mean, the Founding Fathers papers will be you know, being published when were all dead. And so this fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all, because you know, the
History and a student of current history. But it is a thrill to have this panel on the First Federal congress because it is such an incredibly important subject. And one that these folks have mined assiduously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete, which, you know, doesnt happen that often. I mean, the Founding Fathers papers will be, you know, being published when were all dead. And so this the fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes, and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one that i recommend to all. Because, you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly. Given the fact that they had to, as bill clinton says, the constitution should be called lets make a deal. And but, you know, we and the press werent there
Of the republic from 1789. George Washingtons Mount Vernon hosted this event. Ms. Dunn i am the chief of staff at george Washingtons Mount Vernon. You are in for a wonderful presentation. I would like to take a moment to thank Ford Motor Company for supporting george Washingtons Mount Vernon and continuing to fun this opportunity. I would also like to recognize some special guests. We have our George Washington leadership fellows here, 16 fivents spending weeks immersed into a leadership program. They are here through the generosity of david rubenstein, who helped us conceive of the idea to have this group of students here. I would like you to stand so that we can recognize you. [applause] ms. Dunn this is our second class of fellows. They just arrived this week and have very busy schedules, but they are wonderful to speak with. It is now my honor to be able to injures tonights introduce tonight speaker, fergus bordewich. He has been a independent historian and writer since the 1970s.
We have our George Washington leadership fellows here with us. You are 16 students here who are spending five weeks on the stage in a Leadership Program inspired by George Washingtons life and egacy. They are here through the generosity of david m rubenstein, who made a wonderful guest and helped us conceive of the idea to have this group of people here. I would like you all to stand so we can all recognize you. [applause] megan this is our second class of fellows. They have just arrived this week and have very busy schedules, but they are wonderful to speak ith. If you get a moment, i think you would enjoy it. I am honored to introduce onight speaker, fergus bordewich, and he holds degrees from columbia university. He is a frequent speaker and is also worked as a journalist, which allows him to travel the globe, writing on politics, economics, history, and ore. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including the new york times, the wall street journal, and t