Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Video and Audio - When Jefferson was Adams Vice President he attended the meetings of the US Senate every day and realized that "Hey, you guys could use some rules" so he wrote the handbook that we still use today for governing the actions of the Senate. And while all of...Read More
https://media.blubrry.com/crusade/mikechurch.com/mc-media/daily-clip/12122013_COD_Adams_was_Colossus_of_Independence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | RSS“John Adams was our Colossus on the floor. He was not graceful, nor elegant, nor remarkably fluent; but he came out, occasionally, with a power of thought and expression that moved us from our seats.” – Thomas Jefferson as transcribed by Daniel Webster...Read More
Why would the States ever ratify something that they had no equal part in determining the extent of the powers of the government that the constitution created?Read More
This Day in Founding Founders History - Where we bring you important dates in the lives and history of the Founding Generation. One notable birthday on this day in history in 1963, that of Senator Dr. Rand Paul of Kentucky.Read More
Ladies and gentlemen, if you look at the cover of Newsweek magazine this week, I dont have AG, see if you can find this for me. Somebody sent it to me last night, and I was just so exhausted yesterday I passed out with my MacBook in my hand. And I know that page is...Read More
Let me read to you how a Founding Father accepted his inauguration. This will come as a shock to you people, but I actually have here in my hands the text of Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address. Yes, even back then those old fuddy-duddy guys in white stockings and powdered wigs gave addresses when they...Read More
Mandeville, LA - Exclusive Transcript - James Madison and the Making of America is out in paperback today. The author, of course, the one and only Kevin Gutzman, is on the Dude Maker Hotline with us. Check out today's transcript for the rest...Read More
