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When the Constitutional Convention began in 1787, delegates were tasked with creating a government that could simultaneously avoid monarchy\\u2019s overreaches and the Articles of Confederation\\u2019s ineffectiveness. In other words, the Convention needed to craft a republican executive. The Convention\\u2019s arguments over presidential selection, structure, and scope captured both the danger and fragility of executive power \\u2013 twin concerns still evident in today\\u2019s debates about the presidency.

Claremont McKenna College professor of Government Joseph Bessette and frequent guest and AEI scholar Gary Schmitt join Adam on Unprecedential to discuss their recent AEI report, \\u201cCrafting a Republican Executive: The Presidency and the Constitutional Convention.\\u201d