Teach-In on America's Founding - Gordon S. Wood - What Made the Founders Different

The founding fathers have a special significance in American culture different from most other countries. The ideals, aspirations and leadership that our founding fathers created still hold strong in America. Hear why we look back on this group and see brilliance in thought, creativity in politics, and sheer magnitude in thought. This is the third lecture for the Teach-In on America's Founding presented by The University of Oklahoma. The Teach-In On America's Founding is one of the single greatest collections of teaching about our country's founding ever put together. The University of Oklahoma is becoming a national leader in making civic education an integral part of the college experience through the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage (iach.ou.edu). Through this 5-lecture series and discussion panel, leading American historians offer insights on Thomas Jefferson's Founding, George Washington's Gift, What Made the Founders Different, How Women Shaped the Founding and Our Jacksonian Constitution. A solid understanding of our country's constitutional foundations has never been more important.