07.09.2009

==**Thursday, July 9: The Founding Fathers Reconsidered, R.B. Bernstein** ==

//Preparation for Thursday, July 9, 2009//

 * Bernstein, R. B. //Thomas Jefferson//, pp. 55-134; and
 * //Founding Fathers Reconsidered//, pp. 3-38, pp. 115-180.


 * Guiding Questions:**


 * How have the reputations of the founders shifted, both as a group and as individuals?
 * How have interpretations of the Constitution and the Founding Fathers been used to further historical arguments?

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__SCHEDULE__ **8:00 a.m.** Coffee


 * 8:30-9:00** Review

**10:30-11:00 a.m.** Break
 * 9:00-10:30** Peter Gibbon, Jefferson as Leader and R. B. Bernstein, Jefferson as Politician


 * 11:00-12:00** R. B. Bernstein, //The Founding Fathers Reconsidered//


 * 12:00-1:00 p.m.** Lunch


 * 1:00-2:00 p.m.** Documentary//,// Selections from HBO //John Adams//


 * 2:00-2:15 p.m.** Break


 * 2:15-3:30** Selections from DVD //1776//

// __Preparation for Friday, July 10__ // In //Book of Readings//: article on John Adams by Bernard Bailyn.