He was a delegate to the Continental Congress, the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, a founder of his party, and one of the first presidents of the United States.
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May 2010
Audio
Madison and the Constitution, Part II
May 11th, 2010
57 min 11 sec
Gordon Wood
Benno Schmidt
Sean Wilentz
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May 2010
Audio
Yankee Stadium Forever: The Legends, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle
May 4th, 2010
48 min 41 sec
Ed Randall
Bert Sugar
Tony Morante
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The Yankee Stadium Forever series returns with an evening of tall tales, iconic stories, and enduring memories of the greatest players ever to roam the House that Ruth Built, and those who are commemorated in Monument Park.
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April 2010
Audio
Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Delivers Lecture on the Dred Scott Case
April 21st, 2010
58 min 15 sec
Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
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One of the most infamous Supreme Court decisions in American history, the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford verdict pushed the nation closer to the brink of civil war. Click here to view the written transcript
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April 2010
Audio
The Global Financial Crisis: America Making a Comeback
April 6th, 2010
59 min 19 sec
Andrew Ross Sorkin
David M. Walker
Paul Volcker
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The Global Financial Crisis has changed the political and economic landscape forever. But is it over? And are we on the road to recovery?
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March 2010
Audio
Great Historians and Their Influences: An Evening with Annette Gordon-Reed
March 18th, 2010
1 hour and 2 minutes
Annette Gordon Reed
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This fall, the New-York Historical Society presents an exciting new three-part program series in which distinguished historians will look back at the beginnings of their careers and at the historians and works that influenced.
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