Counting Down to Hamilton: Week 2

We’re almost there—only two more weeks until the first student matinee of Hamilton! 

This week, watch Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton—the biography that inspired the musical—discuss the Founding Father’s achievements and legacy. Chernow attempts to answer a question that many who know of Hamilton’s brilliance and ambition have asked—"Why did Alexander Hamilton never become president?"—and argues that Hamilton was one of the most influential Americans who never attained the presidency.

Want more Hamilton? Explore the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s videos, essays, featured primary sources, and teaching resources related to Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Era.