Washington Forms the Executive Branch (Part Two)
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn continues his discussion of the challenges facing President Washington as he sought to preside over the federal government during his administration. One of Washington's most difficult challenges was maintaining a...
Washington Forms the Executive Branch (Part One)
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn explains that George Washington realized that some kind of Cabinet structure would be necessary, even though there's nothing about a Cabinet written into the Constitution. President Washington named Thomas Jeffers...
A New Nation: Dangers and Challenges
Historian and author Bernard Bailyn talks about some of the most significant challenges facing the newly formed United States, including concerns that the Constitution wouldn't work, and fears that the federal government's power might be excessive.
Civil War, The: A Revolutionary Event
Historian and author Ira Berlin argues that the Civil War was a revolutionary event, not only because it transformed the lives of African-Americans, but because it destroyed the institution of slavery, as well as the world's most powerful slaveholdi...