William Leuchtenburg and Edwin Yoder discuss issues concerning how the Supreme Court and American Jurisprudence should best interpret the Constitution of the United State. Is it a living document responsive to contemporary social issues, or is it a changeless cultural touchstone mined from the intentions of America’s eighteenth-century founders?
At the time of this interview, Leuchtenburg, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1978-81) and a trustee of the Center, was professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Yoder, also a trustee of the Center, was a member of the Washington Post Writers Group.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
