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The Founding Fathers’ crowning accomplishment—the Constitution—is revered today as the touchstone of our democracy. Less widely known, however, is the extent to which the process of ratification represented a tumultuous and precarious battle between rivaling interests. In a dynamic conversation, experts present a new perspective on the Nation’s shaping.
Michael J. Klarman is Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard University and author of The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution. Benno Schmidt (moderator) is the former president of Yale University and the former dean of Columbia Law School.
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The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
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