"The Excess of Democracy": Rebroadcast
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Washington and the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
Leaders of several states are refusing to go to a constitutional convention. Washington knows he's the most widely respected man in the country and that if he attends, he'll be asked to preside over the meetings. His sense of duty and concern for his reputation finally went out. The men there, the framers, construct a powerful new federal government with a president and a bi-cameral congress.
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