you're probably saying who the heck is john dickinson? this was a guy who was called the payment of the revolution. he was one of the most important men of the founding generation. bar none. when he went to the philadelphia convention he looked at this constitution for james madison had written, and he said no, no. we are not having that. that's not going to work, in these united states. or just someone like roger sherman of connecticut, a man that thomas jefferson once said never said, i'm paraphrasing, never said a stupid thing in his life. this is also his constitution because again he was a conservative moderating influence. when he got to the philadelphia convention and he's a james madison's work, he again said no, we're not having that in these united states. it's not going to work. the people of connecticut will never agree to this thing. or john rutledge of south carolina, another very important founding father. john rutledge of course would later serve on the supreme court. he basically helped win the american war for independen

another example is john dickinson's, the patriotic american farmer and his elbow rests on magna carta. but it also continues later on in our history. what you are looking at is franklin roosevelt's third inaugural address, and the detail here says the democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. it is enblazed anew in the middle ages, written in the magna carta. as late as the onset of world war ii, fdr is still referring back to the legacy of magna carta. so we think this new interactive device will give a lot more to the display of magna carta, and give a deeper understanding, not just how the document is important but how it connects to our charters and freedom. >> you can watch american artifacts and other american history tv programs any time by visiting our website, c-span.org/history. >>> born in a north korean work >>> the single most impressive is the statue of general grant. even though he was president to the united states, it's really his service as general of the commanding union army that made him famous. face faces down the mall from the lincoln memor

some of the people you've probably never heard of before like john dickinson of delaware. you're probably saying who the heck is john dickinson, she was called of the revolution, she was one of the most important men of the founding generation boreman and when he went to the philadelphia convention he looked at this constitution james madison had written and she said no, we are not having bought. that's not going to work in the united states. you have someone like roger sherman of connecticut, a man that thomas jefferson once said never said, and i'm paraphrasing, members of the stupid thing in his life. this was also his constitution because again, he was a conservative moderating influence. when he got to the philadelphia convention and all james madison, he said no, we are not having these in the united states, it's not going to work. people at connecticut will never agree to this. or john at south carolina, another very important founding father, john rutledge of course what leaders are on the supreme court. in south carolina from the satellite governor, so very import

another example is john dickinson's "the patriotic american farmer" and his elbow rests on magna carta. but it also continues later in our history, what you're looking at is franklin roosevelt's third inaugural address. and the detail here says the democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. it blazed anew in the middle ages. it was written in the magna carta. so as late as the onset of world war ii, fdr is still referring back to the legacy of magna carta. so we think this new interactive device is going to give a lot more strength to the display of magna carta, allow our visitors to have a deeper understanding not of just why the document is important, but how it connects to our charters of freedom. >>> you can watch american artifacts and other american history tv programs any time by visits our website. cspan.org/history. watch american artifacts, sundays at 8:00 a.m. eastern and again at 7:00 and 10:00 here on cspan 3. american history tv examines the presidents, policies and legacies, through their historic speeches and discussions with leading historians. tha

john dickinson of delaware. he was one of the most important men of the generation. the key yet what james madison had written it, that will not work in these united states. cloris someone like roger sherman is said never said a stupid thing in his life. as a conservative moderating influence he said we're not have a bad. the people will never agree. or john rutledge who would later serve on the supreme court basically wins the war of independence he said no. i will work in south carolina at. the need to modify. that is what happens in philadelphia a. it was called a miracle. nobody was sure it would get out that it appeared it would die before the middle of summer 1787. is the large states against the small states. madison is from a large state. not the real issue. the real issue is what type of government? national or federal? today we have a federal government they did not call it that. sherman and rutledge said we wanted federal government that madison wanted a national government. there is a difference. federal was general only with general purposes in mind ever