We The People Podcasts

The National Constitution Center and Philadelphia magazine present "Philadelphia Talks" with the candidates for City Controller--John Braxton, Alan Butkovitz, Brett Mandel, and Al Schmidt--in a roundtable discussion about monitoring our City's spending. The program addresses how each candidate would rid city government of waste and fraud, their thoughts on the status of the city's pension and retirement funds and what can be done to return them to fiscal health, plus their ideas for innovative and concrete cost-saving opportunities in city government. The program, moderated by Philadelphia magazine editor Larry Platt, was recorded on 05/06/2009. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

President Bill Clinton, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, discusses how the American constitutional experience has influenced political thought and policy initiatives in other countries and the challenges of nurturing constitutionalism and democracy abroad. Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania, moderates the discussion. Program recorded on 04/28/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

President Bill Clinton, Chairman of the National Constitution Center, discusses how the American constitutional experience has influenced political thought and policy initiatives in other countries and the challenges of nurturing constitutionalism and democracy abroad. Jacques deLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania, moderates the discussion. Program recorded on 04/28/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Presented in conjunction with the National Constitution Center’s America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibition, the Center commemorates the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Centennial. The NAACP is responsible for a number of victories in the struggle for justice and equality in America. Still vibrant today, the NAACP has an extraordinary history and it has had a profound impact on the country we live in today. Jabari Asim, Wendell Pritchett and Theodore Shaw join moderator Elmer Smith for this timely event. Program recorded on 02/11/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Presented in conjunction with the National Constitution Center’s America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibition, the Center commemorates the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Centennial. The NAACP is responsible for a number of victories in the struggle for justice and equality in America. Still vibrant today, the NAACP has an extraordinary history and it has had a profound impact on the country we live in today. Jabari Asim, Wendell Pritchett and Theodore Shaw join moderator Elmer Smith for this timely event. Program recorded on 02/11/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In honor of President's Day, 2009, historians William Leuchtenburg, Gary May and Timothy Naftali discuss presidential leadership, from the unexpected presidency of John Tyler, to the challenges Herbert Hoover confronted during the Great Depression, to the administration of George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War. Moderated by Princeton University Professor of History Sean Wilentz. Program recorded on 02/16/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In honor of President's Day, 2009, historians William Leuchtenburg, Gary May and Timothy Naftali discuss presidential leadership, from the unexpected presidency of John Tyler, to the challenges Herbert Hoover confronted during the Great Depression, to the administration of George H.W. Bush and the end of the Cold War. Moderated by Princeton University Professor of History Sean Wilentz. Program recorded on 02/16/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In partnership with Art Sanctuary, the National Constitution Center presents a discussion with author Lorene Cary, professor Nathaniel Norment, and the Hon. John M. Younge about the Civil Rights revolution that led to the evolution of America's current president. The program explores the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr.; President-elect Obama’s book, "The Audacity of Hope"; and the connections to the Center's America I AM exhibition. 6abc’s Tamala Edwards moderates. Program recorded on 01/20/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In partnership with Art Sanctuary, the National Constitution Center presents a discussion with author Lorene Cary, professor Nathaniel Norment, and the Hon. John M. Younge about the Civil Rights revolution that led to the evolution of America's current president. The program explores the influence of Martin Luther King, Jr.; President-elect Obama’s book, "The Audacity of Hope"; and the connections to the Center's America I AM exhibition. 6abc’s Tamala Edwards moderates. Program recorded on 01/20/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

As part of the National Constitution Center’s programming in support of the world debut of the America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibition, Mary Frances Berry joins us to tell the story of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and her experience as chairperson, through its extraordinary fifty years at the heart of the civil rights movement and the struggle for justice in America. Program recorded on 02/03/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

As part of the National Constitution Center’s programming in support of the world debut of the America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibition, Mary Frances Berry joins us to tell the story of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and her experience as chairperson, through its extraordinary fifty years at the heart of the civil rights movement and the struggle for justice in America. Program recorded on 02/03/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In a moment of national uncertainty and impending crisis, Abraham Lincoln took over the White House and led his country with vision and determination. In his new book on the sixteenth president, former U.S. Senator George McGovern writes that Lincoln’s presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. As part of the National Constitution Center’s celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth, we welcome Senator McGovern for a conversation with moderator Sean Wilentz about one of our nation’s greatest presidents. Program recorded on 01/26/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In a moment of national uncertainty and impending crisis, Abraham Lincoln took over the White House and led his country with vision and determination. In his new book on the sixteenth president, former U.S. Senator George McGovern writes that Lincoln’s presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. His story has been told many times, but never by a man who himself sought the office of president and contemplated the awesome responsibilities that come with it. As part of the National Constitution Center’s celebration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth, we welcome Senator McGovern for a conversation with moderator Sean Wilentz about one of our nation’s greatest presidents. Program recorded on 01/26/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The Republican Party, having lost two consecutive elections decisively, is at a critical juncture. Lines are being drawn by different camps within the party as new and established voices weigh in on the future of conservatism and the GOP. Two of those voices, Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review, and Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic Monthly, discuss the party's future. Program recorded on 01/26/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The Republican Party, having lost two consecutive elections decisively, is at a critical juncture. Lines are being drawn by different camps within the party as new and established voices weigh in on the future of conservatism and the GOP. Two of those voices, Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review, and Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic Monthly, discuss the party's future. Program recorded on 01/26/09. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org