Summary: The Summer of 1787 takes us into the sweltering room of Independence Hall where delegates struggled for four months to create the Constitution that has defined our nation for more than two centuries. The room was crowded with colorful and passionate characters, including Alexander Hamilton and Gouverneur Morris, as well as with steady but soft-spoken men like James Madison. At different points during that sultry summer, more than half of the delegates threatened to walk out, and some actually did, but George Washington’s quiet leadership and the delegates' inspired compromises held the Convention together. Program recorded on 4/24/2007. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
