First Federal Congress
Journalist Cokie Roberts moderated a discussion on the First Federal Congress at the American Historical Association annual meeting. The panel… read more
Journalist Cokie Roberts moderated a discussion on the First Federal Congress at the American Historical Association annual meeting. The panel talked about the nation’s founders, including James Madison and George Washington, who met from 1789 to 1791 to determine the structure of the new federal government and decide how it should function. They also talked about documents from the First Federal Congress that historians and authors have used to learn and write about the period. close
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