Season 3, Episode 13 | George Washington and the Constitutional Design of Article II

Was the American presidency meant to be weak, or was it powerful from the start? In this episode of This Constitution, Savannah Eccles Johnston sits down with Dr. Sai Prakash to examine the original design of Article II and how George Washington shaped the presidency in practice. They explore the Vesting Clause, the creation of a unitary executive, and why early Americans ultimately embraced a strong president after rejecting monarchy. The conversation then turns to the modern “living preside...