Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s February 21, 1787. I’m in the Continental Congress with one of the framers of the federal Constitution, Rufus King of Massachusetts.
JG: “Mr. King, what are you about to do?”
RK: “Well, Mr. Gillespie, our country is in desperate need of a new constitution. We’re falling apart, and a strong central government is required to hold us together, so I’m calling for a national convention to meet this summer.”
As an eloquent advocate of strong federal government, Rufus King was a determined voice that helped give America its beginning.
Read more about Rufus King.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
