We The People Podcasts

Laurence H. Tribe, renowned constitutional law expert and former National Constitution Center Visiting Scholar, discuss his provocative new book on the Constitution and how it should be interpreted. In The Invisible Constitution, Tribe writes that there is a hidden and obscured constitution which is essential to understanding key meanings and many common beliefs about constitutional rights that the visible text alone cannot provide. Program recorded on 11/19/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Laurence H. Tribe, renowned constitutional law expert and former National Constitution Center Visiting Scholar, discuss his provocative new book on the Constitution and how it should be interpreted. In The Invisible Constitution, Tribe writes that there is a hidden and obscured constitution which is essential to understanding key meanings and many common beliefs about constitutional rights that the visible text alone cannot provide. Program recorded on 11/19/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, popularly known as the “Reconstruction Amendments,” profoundly altered–among other things–the rights of individuals, the power of the federal government and the meaning of citizenship. To address the history and substance of the Reconstruction Amendments, and what those changes mean in our democracy today, the National Constitution Center welcomes 2008 Visiting Scholars Ted Shaw and Martha Jones, as well as special guest Steven Calabresi, for a discussion titled “Deconstructing Reconstruction.” This program is part of the Center’s Legacy of 1808 series and is presented in partnership with The American Constitution Society and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Program recorded on 11/13/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

At a moment when the American public is focused on how presidents lead the nation, the National Constitution Center welcomes Newsweek editor Jon Meacham for a discussion about his remarkable biography of President Andrew Jackson. "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" is an exciting portrait of one of our most important, yet least remembered presidents. Richard Beeman, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, moderates. Program recorded on 11/24/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center welcomes back Harold Holzer, one of America’s most eminent Lincoln scholars and winner of the Lincoln Prize, to discuss the four months between Lincoln’s election and Inauguration when the president-elect made the most important decision of his coming presidency. In "Lincoln: President-Elect," the first book to concentrate on his public stance during these months, Holzer presents the momentous consequences when Abraham Lincoln first demonstrated his determination and leadership. Program recorded on 12/01/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

At a moment when the American public is focused on how presidents lead the nation, the National Constitution Center welcomes Newsweek editor Jon Meacham for a discussion about his remarkable biography of President Andrew Jackson. "American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House" is an exciting portrait of one of our most important, yet least remembered presidents. Richard Beeman, professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, moderates. Program recorded on 11/24/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center welcomes back Harold Holzer, one of America’s most eminent Lincoln scholars and winner of the Lincoln Prize, to discuss the four months between Lincoln’s election and Inauguration when the president-elect made the most important decision of his coming presidency. In "Lincoln: President-Elect," the first book to concentrate on his public stance during these months, Holzer presents the momentous consequences when Abraham Lincoln first demonstrated his determination and leadership. Program recorded on 12/01/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

As part of the Center's online initiative "Address America: Six Words to Inspire A Nation," journalist and author Robert Schlesinger moderates a conversation with former presidential speechwriters Mary Kate Cary and Terry Edmonds about the ideas, themes, and values the American public wishes to hear included in President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Address. Program recorded on 12/08/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

As part of the Center's online initiative "Address America: Six Words to Inspire A Nation," journalist and author Robert Schlesinger moderates a conversation with former presidential speechwriters Mary Kate Cary and Terry Edmonds about the ideas, themes, and values the American public wishes to hear included in President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Address. Program recorded on 12/08/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center presents veteran film and television writer Jonathan Hennessey to provide a groundbreaking way to see and read the United States Constitution. In The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation, Hennessey uses the popular medium of graphic art to illustrate and breathe new life into our nation’s cornerstone principles. Program recorded on 10/22/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Influential author Naomi Wolf joins the National Constitution Center to discuss her timely new book, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, on utilizing personal freedom and democracy. Monica Yant Kinney, an award-winning metro columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, moderates. Program recorded on 10/20/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

As part of its year long series commemorating the end to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the National Constitution Center welcomes musician and historian Ted Gioia for a program featuring recordings from the Mississippi Delta and a discussion of how the Blues helped give shape to contemporary music and culture. Leading the discussion is Jonny Meister, host of “The Blues Show,” an award winning radio program on WXPN. Program recorded on 10/26/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Influential author Naomi Wolf joins the National Constitution Center to discuss her timely new book, Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, on utilizing personal freedom and democracy. Monica Yant Kinney, an award-winning metro columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, moderates. Program recorded on 10/20/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center and the University of Pennsylvania Law School welcome Harold Koh, the Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, to deliver the 51st Annual Owen J. Roberts Memorial Lecture, “The National Security Constitution in an Age of Globalization.” Program recorded on 09/15/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center and the University of Pennsylvania Law School welcome Harold Koh, the Dean of Yale Law School and Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law, to deliver the 51st Annual Owen J. Roberts Memorial Lecture, “The National Security Constitution in an Age of Globalization.” Program recorded on 09/15/08. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org