2026 Constitution Week Spotlight
Constitution Week Spotlight.
Courtesy of Lieutenant George Farragut Chapter, NSDAR
| September 18, 2026 1:00 AM
On this second day of Constitution Week, we focus on the Constitutional Convention.
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia from May through September 1787. Delegates from twelve states participated; Rhode Island chose not to send delegates. George Washington presided over the convention, while James Madison kept extensive notes that became an important record of the proceedings.
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