They threw in "natural born" to distinguish presidential-eligible citizens from naturalized citizens, who were not to be eligible. Citizen at birth= natural born citizen; citizen naturalized after birth= not eligible to be president. The quotes posted earlier in this thread show exactly what the Founders meant when they said "natural born citizen."
“They threw in “natural born” to distinguish presidential-eligible citizens from naturalized citizens, who were not to be eligible.”
If your reasoning is correct, “born Citizen” would have the same effect, right? Why include “natural”?