The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of An American Institution: Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, author, historian and Scholar in Residence at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College and author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of An American Institution speaks with host Richard Levick. Dr. Chervinsky, whose book is receiving rave reviews, not the least of which from noted historian Ron Chernow, discusses the power and risks of norms and customs, the fact that the Founding Fathers did not believe in “originalism,” how the first Cabinet worked and the divisive power of their differences. Listen here
