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The Life and Constitutional Legacy of Gouverneur Morris

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Melanie Randolph Miller, editor of the Gouverneur Morris Papers: Diaries Project; Dennis Rasmussen, author of The Constitution’s Penman: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of America’s Basic Charter; and William Treanor, dean of Georgetown Law explore the fantastic life and constitutional legacy of Gouverneur Morris: Founding Father, key member of the Committee of Style, and opponent of slavery. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Resources
  • Dennis C. Rasmussen, The Constitution’s Penman: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of America’s Basic Charter, (2023)
  • William M. Treanor, Gouverneur Morris and the Drafting of the Federalist Constitution, (2023)
  • William M. Treanor, The Case of the Dishonest Scrivener: Gouverneur Morris and the Creation of the Federalist Constitution, (2021)
  • Melanie Randolph Miller, An Incautious Man: The Life of Gouveneur Morris, (2008)
  • Gouverneur Morris Papers
  • The U.S. Constitution: Preamble
  • The Federalist Papers
  • The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Revolution in Government
  • Gouverneur Morris, "Slavery and Representation," (Aug. 8, 1787)


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