Given that he loved his wife and family, why did Alexander Hamilton choose to have an affair with Maria Reynolds? And why did he publish a pamphlet five years later telling the whole world about it?  Via dozens of primary sources and contemporary images, this talk puts all three phases of the Reynolds Affair into their historical, social, and political context. Combined, these factors make Hamilton's actions more comprehensible, though still a personal failing.
This talk was co-sponsored by the Fraunces Tavern Museum and the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society. The Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society is the Nation’s only 501c3 educational organization dedicated to accurately representing Alexander Hamilton’s life & legacy. Since 2011, the AHA Society has provided extensive online resources, led programs at historic locations and museums, dispelled myths, facilitated scholarship, and served as official nonprofit partners to important Hamilton sites. The video was shot and edited by the AHA Society's Director of Communications Sergio Villavicencio.