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Madison's Constitution Convention Notes

Season 1 | 2m 28s

In this clip, tour guide Sean O'Brien shows us around James Madison's home. We make a stop at Madison's library and find out why Madison refused to publish his notes on the Constitutional Convention until after his death.

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