TY - JOUR
T1 - George washington and the building of the constitution
T2 - Presidential interpretation and constitutional development
AU - Phelps, Glenn A.
N1 - Funding Information:
An earlier version of the paper was presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association. My thanks to Thomas Greene for his helpful comments on that version. Much of this research was made possible by an Organized Research grant from Northern Arizona University. 'Fitzpatrick, }., ed. The Writings of George Washington. Washington, D.C.: Bicentennial Commission, 1331-1344. (Hereafter cited as GW) Letter to John Armstrong, 4/25/85. 2GW, Letter to Nicholas Pike, 6/20/88, Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 9/26/85, Address to Congress, 1/8/90. 'GW, Letters to William Smith, 5/21/83 and 6/20/83. 'GW, Letter to James Madison, 5/11/89. SGW, Letter to George Fairfax, 7/10/83. bGW, Letter to Catherine Macauley, 1/9/90. "GW, Circular Letter to the States, 6/8/83. 'GW, Letter to David Humphreys, 12/26/86. "GW, Letter to David Humphreys, 12/26/86. 10GW, First Inaugural Address, 4/30/89. "GW, Letter to Edmund Randolph, 18/8/88. "GW, Letter to Henry Knox, 2/3/87. "GW, Letter to Bushrod Washington, 11/10/87. "GW, Annual Address, 1/8/90. 1SGW, Letter to Jabez Bowen, 1/9/87. I6GJV, Letter to Thomas Jefferson, 3/29/84. "GW, Letter to James Madison, 11/30/85. l'GW, Letter to Arthur Lee, 7/26/86. "GW, Letter to Lafayette, 7/25/85. 2°GW, Letter to William Grayson, 4/25/85. 21GW, Letter to James Madison, 12/16/86. 22GW, Undelivered Inaugural Address, 4/7/89. "GW, Letter to Samuel Vaughan, 3/21/89. 2tGW, Letter to David Stuart, 7/26/89. 2iGW, Circular Letter to the States, 6/8/83. 2bGW, Letter to James Madison, 8/7/89. 27GW, Finance Plan, 10/7/89. 2>GW, Sentiments, 8/10/89. "GW, Letter to the Senate, 8/22/89. '°GW, Letter to Congress, 8/12/90. "GW, Letter to David Stuart, 7/1/87. 32GW, Circular Letter to the States, 6/8/83.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - As first president, George Washington was in an historically unique position to shape the forms and customs of the newly-ratified Federal Constitution. Unlike most previous accounts of his presidency that focus on Washington's symbolic contributions, this essay suggests that he had a very clear substantive constitutional agenda–an agenda which he consciously sought to shape. Specifically, Washington attempted to graft his own views of separation of powers, executive privilege, federalism, and the rule of law on to the Constitution. More of the “original formsrdquo; of the Constitution, then, bear Washington's distinctive mark than heretofore thought.
AB - As first president, George Washington was in an historically unique position to shape the forms and customs of the newly-ratified Federal Constitution. Unlike most previous accounts of his presidency that focus on Washington's symbolic contributions, this essay suggests that he had a very clear substantive constitutional agenda–an agenda which he consciously sought to shape. Specifically, Washington attempted to graft his own views of separation of powers, executive privilege, federalism, and the rule of law on to the Constitution. More of the “original formsrdquo; of the Constitution, then, bear Washington's distinctive mark than heretofore thought.
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U2 - 10.1080/07343468509507980
DO - 10.1080/07343468509507980
M3 - Article
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SN - 0734-3469
VL - 12
SP - 95
EP - 109
JO - Congress and the Presidency
JF - Congress and the Presidency
IS - 2
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