In the first of two conversations in this edition of Soundings, Lance Banning describes aspects of James Madison’s role in the founding of the American republic.
In the second segment [13:50], Stephen Conrad discusses James Wilson, a prominent framer of the Constitution of the United States and a member of the first U.S. Supreme Court.
At the time of these interviews, Banning, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1986-87), was professor of history at the University of Kentucky.
Conrad, also a Fellow at the Center (1986-87), was professor of law at Indiana University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
