Before attending the lecture The Other Publius: John Jay’s Constitutional Movement, presented by Jonathan Den Hartog, I had never heard of John Jay. In my high school AP American Government and Politics class, I had read and analyzed a number of James Madison’s Federalist Papers including his most important (#10, #39, #51); however, I never read John’s Jay’s contributions to the Federalist Papers. The lecturer spoke about topics surrounding the farming and ratification of the Constitution and the strategies that leaders used during this time period. John Jay was born in 1745 in present day New York City. He was present at the 1st and 2nd continental constitutions. He initially believed in reconciliation with Great Britain, but Jay realized
