The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
and the
National Society Daughters
of the
American Revolution
(Mahwenawasigh Chapter)
present
"FDR, Presidential Power
and the Constitution"
a Constitution Day conversation
with Professor John Q. Barrett author of
THAT MAN: AN INSIDER'S PORTRAIT
OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Mahwenawasigh Chapter) present,
"FDR, Presidential Power and the Constitution" -- a Constitution Day conversation with Professor John Q. Barrett, author of THAT MAN: AN INSIDER'S PORTRAIT OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The program will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Following the presentation, Barrett will be available to sign copies of his book and the DAR will provide refreshments.
This is a free public event but registration is required.
Article II of the United States Constitution takes up just a fraction of the overall document. The Presidential oath of office is comprised of just 35 words. Yet every action a president takes, from appointing government officials to sending American soldiers to war is enabled, or curtailed, by these few words. Most presidents -- including Franklin D. Roosevelt -- have sought to expand their ability to exercise power towards accomplishing the nation's goals. Some have been successful; some have failed. This discussion will focus on FDR's efforts and actions as he sought to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
John Q. Barrett teaches Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure and Legal History at St. John's University School of Law. Fifty years after U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert H. Jackson's death, Professor Barrett discovered and edited Jackson's previously unknown manuscript, now an acclaimed book, THAT MAN: AN INSIDER'S PORTRAIT OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. His regular "Jackson List" emails (
www.thejacksonlist.com) reach well over 100,000 readers around the world. He is currently writing a biography of Robert H. Jackson. He is the Elizabeth S. Lenna Fellow and a Board member at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown, New York. Professor Barrett is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
