by MAURICE CRANSTON with and In tMs, the latest of Maurice Cranston 's Political Dialogues, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton discuss the form of constitution required for a union of 13 independent states. Jefferson, of an old-established Virginian family, and principal authoroftheDeclarationof Independence, insists that the federal government must not encroach on the rights of the states. Hamilton, New York's delegate to Congress, arguing that the constitution of the United States must reflect the aspirations of a free and mighty nation, raises fundamental issues that are still relevant today.
Produced and directed by DOUGLAS CLEVERDON