Madisons role in shaping the constitution and bill of rights and the influence of his study of history and previous experiences. Director attion montpelier eight this was part ofthe month this was part the montpelier president s day symposium. Ms. Voss we have a tradition at James Madisons monthly a of hosting speakers for a special president s day program. This year, we thought it would be a nice change and important and fun to feature our own amazing staff. Research and just the way we are thinking about things currently at montpelier. So it is my pleasure to introduce our first speaker, emily voss. Emily is the director of education at the robert h. Smith center for the constitution, where we are gathered today, in h. Smithof the Robert Center for the constitution. Fory has been at montpelier six years. All ofresponsible for the programming of the center, which involves programs for teachers, programs for police officers, programs for International Groups visiting the area. She has
Recently, you know, a month and a few days from now, the people of boston are going to take some boxes of perfectly fine tea and throw it into the water. It will be the 250th anniversary of the boston tea party. So thats one of the reasons we wanted to have these conversations on the eve of the beginning of the anniversaries of this great experiment, because once the tea party happens, you know, some mistakes get made, people start doing things, people react and the next thing you know youre at war and going to see that in our nation. Were going to see these anniversaries coming fast and furious. 2024 will be here in virginia. The of the fairfax results 2025 the 250th anniversary of George Washington becoming the commander in chief and of course, 2026 to 20 fifth anniversary of the declaration of independence. And so it is an apropos time to take the pulse of the nation which we did with our poll and to have a chance and an opportunity to be together to think together, to about ways in
Boxes of perfectly fine tea and throw it into the water. It will be the 250th anniversary of the boston tea party. So thats one of the reasons we wanted to have these conversations on the eve of the beginning of the anniversaries of this great experiment, because once the tea party happens, you know, some mistakes get made, people start doing things, people react and the next thing you know youre at war and going to see that in our nation. Were going to see these anniversaries coming fast and furious. 2024 will be here in virginia. The of the fairfax results 2025 the 250th anniversary of George Washington becoming the commander in chief and of course, 2026 to 20 fifth anniversary of the declaration of independence. And so it is an apropos time to take the pulse of the nation which we did with our poll and to have a chance and an opportunity to be together to think together, to about ways in which we collectively strengthen this experiment and move together. So we got a great panel this
Prof. Ferling hello, everybody. I want to thank the Atlanta History Center for inviting me in and provide a much nicer weather for me than six years ago when i came in when my wife carol and i were driving and that is, we looked at the thermometer on the dashboard of the car and it was 103 degrees as we came in. So it is much nicer to me. I want to thank you for coming out, especially on night when my priors are struggling to stay alive. I guess well find out how we think that when this is over. I want to talk with you tonight about jefferson and hamilton. Their political battle was over the shape and care for the new american nation and not battle has been a sense never really ended. Puts one in mind of the line from folksinger when he says the past isnt dead. In fact, the past is an event past because jefferson and hamiltons battle was over the same issues that have been perennial values in american clinical history. Struggles over the power and intrusiveness of the federal governmen
Youre watching American History tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspanhistory. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and Historic Places. Next we travel to Independence National historical park in philadelphia to visit Assembly Room inside Independence Hall where both the declaration of independence and the u. S. Constitution were debated and eventually signed. This Program Featuring National Park Service Ranger matthew eiffel is about one hour. We are in a building that is built in the 1730s. Solve about 40 years before there is any such thing as the United States of america. At that time, of course, pennsylvania was a british colony and this was its Capital Building. They would make laws for pennsylvania and each of the 13 colonies has its own governments and these arish issues in a lot of ways that will lead to the creation of the United States. Most of which is going to happen in this room because