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The Founders' Record
History doesn't need to be repackaged or simplified to be powerful. It just needs to be read.
Every episode on this channel is built from the actual documents — letters, journals, congressional records, ratification debates, court proceedings. Not summaries. Not textbook interpretations. The words the founders wrote, in the context they wrote them.
That research takes time. Tracking down an original Senate Journal entry, cross-referencing a ratification vote, finding the letter that changes the meaning of everything — that's the work behind every episode.
If you've found something here that made you see the founding era differently, a coffee goes a long way toward the next document, the next episode, and the next founder who deserves to be remembered accurately.
Thank you for being part of this.
— Jeff
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