The Federalist #68 by Alexander Hamilton Audio Recording

Federalist No. 68 is the 68th essay of The Federalist Papers, and was published on March 12, 1788. It is probably written by Alexander Hamilton under the pseudonym "Publius", the name under which all of the Federalist Papers were published. Since all of them were written under this pseudonym, who wrote what cannot be verified with certainty. Titled "The Mode of Electing the President", No. 68 describes a perspective on the process of selecting the Chief Executive of the United States. In writing this essay, the author sought to convince the people of New York of the merits of the proposed Constitution. Number 68 is the second in a series of 11 essays discussing the powers and limitations of the Executive branch and the only one to describe the method of selecting the president.
Throughout its proceedings, the US Constitutional Convention of 1787 debated the method for selecting the president, trying to find a method that would be acceptable to all the bodies represented at the convention.
Different plans were proposed, including:
"The Virginia Plan", proposed by Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia (or possibly James Madison), it called for the selection of the Executive by the National Legislature.
Elbridge Gerry proposed selection by the state executives (i.e., governors).
The New Jersey plan was similar to the Randolph/Virginia plan but called instead for the possibility of a plural executive.
Alexander Hamilton initially supported a lifetime appointment for an executive, in addition to one branch of the legislature potentially doing the same.

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