Cspan2, with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. Well, good morning. Im mike gerhardt. Scholar in residence at the National Constitution center. A great privilege for me to be able to do that. I normally teach at constitution law at unc chapel hill, which is not that far, at least by airplane. And it is terrific to be here today with mary bilder to talk about her terrific new book, which is called, madisons hand, revising the Constitutional Convention. So im going to talk to mary for roughly an hour but, you will also have the chance to write down questions. There will be people coming through giving you a chance to jot down questions on index cards. Just as a little bit of background, mary is a professor of law and distinguished solar louder, please. Yes. Sorry. It is also micked which, hopefully will carry throughout the room. Were here with mary sarah bilder, with her new book, madisons hand, revising Constitutional Convention. She
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It to reconstitute itself. Thats irresistible. It has James Madisons face on it. The idea that in the summer of 1787 they knew they were writing the constitution they had no idea about that. Not let the convention thinking the constitution might not get to congress nevermind being ratified. So only over time slowly does it become apparent what they did that summer was enormously important. Madison gradually begins to realize he participated in something really important. Not only that but he has these complete notes. One thing i think we often dont realize is that the day they are celebrating today, the bill of rights today, is really a very important part of that story. Madison is singularly its possible for the bill of rights. He gets elected on a Campaign Promise that he will push through the amendments that include what we know today as the bill of rights. I think is one of the few american politicians to fulfill his Campaign Promise. He gets the first its a pretty big promise. He