The Legacy of 1808: Slavery and the Literary Imagination
For the July installment of the National Constitution Center`s Legacy of 1808 series, three accomplished writers join us for a conversation examining slavery through fiction and scholarship. Fiction and non-fiction writers have different constraints on...
On the Eve of the Olympics: The United States and China
The National Constitution Center presents a discussion about the complicated, and often fraught, relationship between the United States and China. The conversation connects to the sweeping, four-part series examining contemporary China, "Koppel on China:...
The Legacy of 1808: Modern-Day Slavery
The National Constitution Center presents a frank conversation about the existence of modern-day slavery with journalist E. Benjamin Skinner, author of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery and moderator Carolyn Davis. Program...
Richard Brookhiser: George Washington`s Leadership
Journalist and historian Richard Brookhiser returns to the National Constitution Center for a timely conversation about America`s first president as the nation examines the major party candidates in an effort to assess who can best lead the country....
Robert Schlesinger: White House Ghosts
Veteran Washington reporter Robert Schlesinger joins the National Constitution Center to open a fresh and revealing window into the modern presidency from FDR to George W. Bush through the perspective of their speechwriters. Drawing on his new book,...
Howard Fineman: The Thirteen American Arguments
Howard Fineman, the highly respected political journalist, joins the National Constitution Center to discuss his absorbing new work of American history, journalism, and analysis "The Thirteen American Arguments." Fineman writes that every debate we have...
The Legacy of 1808: The Lincoln and Douglas Debates
The National Constitution Center welcomes historian Allen Guelzo, two-time winner of the prestigious Lincoln Prize and author of Lincoln & Douglas: The Debates that Defined America, a new account honoring the 150th anniversary of the debates that made...
The Legacy of 1808: The Emancipation Proclamation Defined
The National Constitution Center is now home to a rare printing of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln. The Proclamation is considered the most important document issued by one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history. Along with...
6th Annual Templeton Lecture: Health Care, Choice or Mandate?
The Annual John M. Templeton, Jr. Lecture showcases the best constitutional minds in America as they discuss economic liberties in a forum open to the public. The Sixth Annual Templeton Lecture, presented in partnership with AARP, considers the issue of...
The Legacy of 1808: “Iron Ladies of Liberiaâ€
The National Constitution Center and The Independent Television Service (ITVS) present a discussion about the history of Liberia and its current policy aimed at preventing a descent into civil war, with Teta V. Banks, the Honorary Consul General of the...
Baseball: The Melting Pot
America has always struggled to live up to ideals expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the freedoms written by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution. Nowhere has this idea played out more visibly than on the baseball field where men and...
18 in ‘08
A discussion with college filmmaker David Burstein, director of the documentary 18 in `08 featuring interviews with many of today`s most influential politicians, as well as popular culture figures, political activists, media commentators, and student...
The Legacy of 1808: Traces of the Trade
The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Philadelphia Film Festival, presents a discussion with filmmaker Katrina Browne, director of "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North," and her cousin Thomas DeWolf, author of the new...
Red, White, Blue and Green: The Global Environment with Jeffrey Sachs
A special Earth Day program in the Red, White, Blue and Green speaker series, featuring leading international economic advisor Jeffrey D. Sachs, author of the New York Times bestseller, The End of Poverty, and the new book, Common Wealth: Economics for a...
Fair Game, with Valerie Plame Wilson
The National Constitution Center welcomes Valerie Plame Wilson to discuss her autobiography, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House. Plame Wilson provides her perspective on the public disclosure of her identity as a CIA officer and...
War`s Youngest Victims
To help us understand the many different challenges young people face on the battlefield and in periods of reconciliation, and to put the experiences of Sudanese "Lost Boy" Valentino Achak Deng and the words of author Dave Eggers into perspective, the...
What`s Your Primary Concern?
This "Election 08: The Power of We" podcast goes to the heart of the primary process: Is it fair? Should it be changed? If so, how? A distinguished panel of political insiders, including Bay Buchanan, Pedro A. Cortés, Thomas "Tad" Devine, Chris Henick...
Red, White, Blue & Green: Sustainable Cities
To help us understand how all citizens play a role in addressing the environmental challenges of the 21st century, the National Constitution Center and Philadelphia magazine proudly welcome Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Mayor John Janssen of...
Red, White, Blue & Green: The Business of Going Green
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joins several executives engaged in the business of "going green" to address the environmental challenges of the 21st century. This is the first in a new series of programs called Red, White, Blue & Green about...
Choices and Challenges in the New Age of Life Sciences
The Cephalon Speaker Series for Science and the Constitution is a partnership between Cephalon, Inc. and the National Constitution Center intended to attract local and national experts to discuss constitutional issues pertaining to science, public policy...
The Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution: Women and the Law
As part of the Peter Jennings Project, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sherrilyn Ifill, Elena Kagan, and Gene Pratter will participate on a panel discussing the successes, continued challenges and emerging issues, faced by women in the legal profession. In a...
The Legacy of 1808: A Historical Perspective
On January 1, 1808, the United States Congress prohibited the importation of slaves to America as allowed by Article 1, Section 9 of the United States Constitution. To mark the 200th anniversary of this historic legislation, and to help us understand the...
From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress with Representative Patrick Murphy
The National Constitution Center welcomes U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Murphy, the first Iraq War veteran to be elected to the United States Congress. Murphy`s new book, Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress, highlights his love...
Anthony Lewis on the First Amendment
The National Constitution Center welcomes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis, one of the country`s most esteemed experts on the First Amendment and the author of the classic Gideon`s Trumpet, to share his latest work, Freedom for the Thought...
The New American Story with Senator Bill Bradley and Matt Bai
The National Constitution Center welcomes Senator Bill Bradley–bestselling author, New York Knicks star, and former presidential candidate–for a conversation about what it will take to make America a better, stronger, truer country. With Matt Bai,...
Regulating the Practice of Medicine
The Cephalon Speaker Series for Science and the Constitution is a partnership between Cephalon, Inc. and the National Constitution Center intended to attract local and national experts to discuss constitutional issues pertaining to science, public policy...
The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family
In 1961, world-renowned photographer Richard Avedon took some intimate and illuminating images of the Kennedy family on the eve of John F. Kennedy`s inauguration, only six of which have ever been seen. The National Constitution Center welcomes Shannon...
Children Under the Constitution
The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Juvenile Law Center, honors the fortieth anniversary of the In re Gault Supreme Court decision--determining that proceedings for juveniles had to comply with the requirements of the Fourteenth...
Ken Burns: The War
A special Veteran`s Day 2007 event with award winning documentary filmmaker and author Ken Burns, director of the new film series The War on PBS. Burns, who also co-wrote the companion volume The War: An Intimate History, will share the American...
Faith, Politics and the Constitution
The National Constitution Center hosts a conversation about the role of religion in government and the influence of religious conservatives in politics, featuring Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Peter A. Lillback. Townsend, author of Failing America`s...
