Presidential resolution and the final obstacle : a Bill of Rights / by Michelle Damico and Denise Jimenez ; produced by Yuri Rasovsky.

Dramatic recreation of radio news broadcasts covering the Constitutional Convention. This episode explores the final shaping of the chief executive position, the issue of writting a clear document with a Committee of Style, and a report on the final draft of the Constitution. Also covers the refusal of three central figures to sign the new document without a Bill of Rights attached. Interviews with dissenters Edmond Randolph and George Madison of Virginia, and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. Also a profile of George Washington.|PRESIDENTIAL RESOLUTION AND THE FINAL OBSTACLE : A BILL OF RIGHTS / by Michelle Damico and Denise Jimenez| produced by Yuri Rasovsky. - SERIES: Dateline 1787| no. 13 - Dramatic recreation of radio news broadcasts about the Constituional Convention. CONTENT: On the final shape of the Presidency, the issue of writing a clear document with a Committee of Style, and a report on the final draft of the Constitution. Also the refusal of three central figures to sign the new document without a Bill of Rights attached. Interviews with dissenters Edmond Randolph and George Madison of Virginia, and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. Also a profile of George Washington. - BROADCAST: Satellite, Jan. 1987.