Award-winning presidential historian Edward Larson, renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar, and Douglas Bradburn, founding director of the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, explore Washington’s conception of the presidency during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Guests will have a rare opportunity to view George Washington’s Acts of Congress, which includes his personally annotated copy of the U.S. Constitution, from 5 - 6:15 p.m. before the discussion.