A profile of Raoul Berger

Raoul Berger is the foremost scholar of constitutional law to defend the doctrine of originalism in our day. His works on impeachment, executive privilege, and government by judiciary set the standards for subsequent work in the field of constitutional interpretation, and influenced both expert and public opinion during some of the worst constitutional crises of the late twentieth century. In this program, Berger's thought is set in the context of his life and his career.