The Grand Strategies of James Madison

A Conversation with
Jack Rakove

Should James Madison rightly be called the “Father of the Constitution”? Colleen talks with Jack Rakove about why we ought to see Madison as the Constitution’s chief strategist, how the diminutive politician got his start, and why he resisted a Bill of Rights.

Featuring Jack Rakove, Ph.D., William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies and professor of political science and (by courtesy) law at Stanford University.

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