Commentary
Historian Forrest McDonald itemized some of George Washington’s constitutional contributions in American National Biography Online:
A mural depicts President George Washington as he lays the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 18, 1793. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
