Box and i will introduce them as we are talking and respond and keep this as direct as possible. Lets begin with the first panel. The origins of theoretical perspectives of the Electoral College, our scholars are a professor of law and philosophy at university of pennsylvania and the author of many pathbreaking articles on the founding, including james wilson and his role at the Constitutional Convention. His forthcoming book is. Style of american law the Lawrence Rockefeller professor of sociology at the Woodrow Wilson school at princeton is one of americas leading experts on comparative constitutional law, as well as one of the most dynamic guests on the we the people potted cast podcast. And jack is another friend of the Constitution Center, and is a coprofessor of history and american studies at the university of pennsylvania. He is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University and is the author of many books including politics and the making of the constitution. Kim, bill and jack,
Was part of the Great American story. We are at Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, only a few miles north of saratoga springs. The significance of this Historic Site is, this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grants and his wife julia went on a world tour or two years, from 1877 to 1879. He met many World Leaders and was well respected around the world. When they arrived back in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle because they had come out of the white house two years earlier. For grant, it was always an easy decision, even though they own multiple properties in the united states, the decision f