Jay Cost Residency: The Founding in Perspective — James Madison

Quiet, pleasant, and unassuming, James Madison was easy to overlook. Yet nobody combined his understanding of big, philosophical questions of politics with the details of public policy. This was how Madison, at just 36 years old, would earn his place as the "Father of the Constitution," a document that he would defend with Hamilton in the Federalist Papers. Yet not long after the ink on those famous essays was dry, he would separate himself from Hamilton and join Jefferson in opposition. In doing so, he would further elaborate a theory of republican politics that would define the country for generations to come.  

This event is part of "The Founding in Perspective: Visiting Speaker Week-in-Residency Series Examining 'The American Founding from the Perspective of Those Who Lived Through It'" The lectures examine the period from the perspective of each individual to appreciate the full complexity of the American Founding, the period in which the United States established a new constitutional order.  

Registrants are welcome but not required to attend all events to enjoy and learn from the individual lectures.  

This is a Brock Institute Event.

*If purchasing a lunch, please register 48 hours in advance. Thank you! Vegetarian option available.

Location: Jefferson Educational Society – 3207 State St, Erie, PA 16508

Date/Time: Friday, August 15, 12-1:30PM

Admission: $15.45/person; $25.75 with guest; Lunch optional, $5/person (Vegetarian option available)

*If you do NOT receive a letter from gerlock@jeserie.org within 24-48 hours regarding your registration, please check your spam or junk folder. Thank you!