First Federal Congress
Journalist Cokie Roberts moderated a discussion on the First Federal Congress at the American Historical Association ann…
Fergus Bordewich talked about his book, The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented … read more
Fergus Bordewich talked about his book, The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government. Mr. Bordewich read passages from his book and discussed the leading men who developed the U.S. Congress and the presidency in the early days of the republic from 1789 to 1791. close
Journalist Cokie Roberts moderated a discussion on the First Federal Congress at the American Historical Association ann…
Lieutenant General Dave Palmer (Ret.), military historian and former superintendent of West Point, talked about George W…
Robert Remini, historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, presents a history of the Compromise of 1850 brokered bet…
Fergus Bordewich talked about the Compromise of 1850 and the two generations of senators who dominated the great debate.…