Richard Brookhiser

He never he wasn't a politician in the traditional sense.

And, you know, other biographers of him have noted Richard Brookhiser noted about 20 years ago that, you know, he was one of the founders.

He loved his private life.

He liked to fish.

In a new book, our guest explores Lafayette's celebrated farewell tour and examines how his visit helped Americans reflect on the meaning and enduring legacy of the American Revolution.

Richard Brookhiser is the senior editor at National Review, and he joined me recently to discuss The Hero Returns, Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution.

Richard, welcome back to the National Constitution Center.

Thanks for having me back.

Please, friends, if you have not purchased it yet and read it, please do.

It's just a superb, superb read.

But Richard Brookhiser, for an engaging discussion here about the Marquis de Lafayette, his legacy and his grand tour of the United States.

Thank you so much.

He will be followed by Professor Jeffrey Rosen, a senior fellow at FIRE and CEO Emeritus at the National Constitution Center.

And our final speaker will be Richard Brookhiser, senior editor at National Review.

Professor Calabresi.

Thank you, Judge Branch, very much for that introduction.

So there's still a lot of interest in kind of connecting the dots across, you know, kind of the worst phases of American history, and that book does that.

You know, we have Richard Brookhiser coming in tomorrow.

He's really known as a conservative commentator, and an author, but he's writing about Lafayette.

Now, if you go down to Albany and across from the Capitol, you'll see a plaque to Lafayette.