Prof. Greg Jackson
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7,804 appearances
19 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 4d ago
Prof. Greg Jackson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Well forget Congress.
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Delegates from Maryland and Virginia gather in seventeen eighty five to figure things out.
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Meeting at the home of the former Continental Commander turned private citizen, George Washington, the Marylanders and Virginians cook up a thirteen point agreement.
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The Mount Vernon Compact.
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Huh.
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Impressive.
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So impressive, in fact, that one particularly short Virginian, whom I'll introduce properly later, James Madison, is keen to hold another gathering.
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One where all of the thirteen Bickering states can talk through their messy interstate trade situation.
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With his pushing, Virginia officially calls for a convention to gather in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Okay, convention is a strong word.
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Only twelve guys from five states show up.
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Only three of those states, Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey, have enough to form a proper delegation.
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Among the twelve, we have our new friend, James Madison, and the Continental Colonel turned New York lawyer, Alexander Hamilton.
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But despite poor attendance, this September 1786 convention proves important.
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The attendees talk about far more than commerce.
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under the influence of Alex, who has long worried that the inadequate Articles of Confederation will be the death of America.
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Indeed, in seventeen eighty two he wrote to a colleague, God grant, the Union may last, but it is too frail now to be relied on.
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The 12 men realize the articles themselves are the real problem.
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That friends with benefits isn't working.
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So Alex prepares a letter calling for another convention to overhaul the union.
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