Would the Founders have agreed?
Presidential historian Peter Kastor, the Samuel K. Eddy Professor of History in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is an expert on how the federal government operated in its first decades of existence. His current project, “Creating a Federal Government,” combines careful analysis of the Founders’ vision for the federal government with a massive digital archive of over 30,000 federal employees.
Kastor is available to discuss the history of the Appointments Clause; how it was interpreted by the Founders; and which appointments required the “advice and consent” of the U.S. Senate and which did not.
To arrange an interview with Kastor, please contact Liam Otten, [email protected].