EVENT DETAILS
What would Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, and James Madison think about the myriad of divisive issues facing the United States today? Historians present the Founding Fathers’ views respectively on racism, economic inequality, American imperialism, and the doctrine of original intent. Discover how the nation’s founding ideals remain relevant today.
Joseph J. Ellis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is the author of the new book American Dialogue: The Founders and Us. Stacy Schiff (moderator) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian.
Presented as a part of the Presidential Historical Commission at New-York Historical Society
LOCATION
The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
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