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An abridged audio version by Vincent Bagnall of James F. Simon's dramatic account of the bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and how it defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than one hundred fifty years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles.
James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. (50:56)
An abridged audio version by Vincent Bagnall of James F. Simon's dramatic account of the bitter and protracted struggle between President Thomas Jefferson and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and how it defined the basic constitutional relationship between the executive and judicial branches of government. More than one hundred fifty years later, their clashes still reverberate in constitutional debates and political battles.
James F. Simon brings to life the early history of the nation and sheds new light on the highly charged battle to balance the powers of the federal government and the rights of the states. (50:56)
