We The People Podcasts
Summary: The National Constitution Center is the first and only museum celebrating the United States Constitution and the story of “We the People.” As a national town hall, located on historic Independence Mall in Philadelphia, the Center welcomes former presidents, Supreme Court justices, leading journalists, authors, pundits and scholars to offer diverse perspectives on timely constitutional issues. Join the conversation.
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Podcasts:
Nick Bryant, the BBC's South Asia correspondent based in New Delhi, India, discusses his new book, The Bystander: John F. Kennedy and the Struggle for Black Equality. In this tough look at John F. Kennedy, Bryant makes the case that the former President squandered his opportunity to advance the civil rights movement. The Bystander reveals new first source research including the Kennedy "civil rights plank" of his 1946 campaign for Congress, newly released tapes from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Massachusetts African-American leaders who have remained silent until now. Program recorded on 6/19/2006. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Nick Bryant, the BBC's South Asia correspondent based in New Delhi, India, discusses his new book, The Bystander: John F. Kennedy and the Struggle for Black Equality. In this tough look at John F. Kennedy, Bryant makes the case that the former President squandered his opportunity to advance the civil rights movement. The Bystander reveals new first source research including the Kennedy "civil rights plank" of his 1946 campaign for Congress, newly released tapes from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Massachusetts African-American leaders who have remained silent until now. Program recorded on 6/19/2006. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Discussion focuses on the upcoming 2007 Mayoral campaign and the men and women who will vie for one of the toughest jobs in Pennsylvania. Chris Mottola, an accomplished consultant for Republican candidates across the nation, and Neil Oxman, one of the leading national consultants on the Democratic side, discusses the wide field of candidates for Mayor. Philadelphia Magazine editor Larry Platt moderates. Program recorded on 6/15/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Discussion focuses on the upcoming 2007 Mayoral campaign and the men and women who will vie for one of the toughest jobs in Pennsylvania. Chris Mottola, an accomplished consultant for Republican candidates across the nation, and Neil Oxman, one of the leading national consultants on the Democratic side, discusses the wide field of candidates for Mayor. Philadelphia Magazine editor Larry Platt moderates. Program recorded on 6/15/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
In his new book, AMERICAN GOSPEL: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation, Newsweek Managing Editor and New York Times best-selling author Jon Meacham studies the history of religion in American public life. Program recorded on 6/14/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
In his new book, AMERICAN GOSPEL: God, the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation, Newsweek Managing Editor and New York Times best-selling author Jon Meacham studies the history of religion in American public life. Program recorded on 6/14/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
The New York Times' columnist David Brooks, one of the most prominent voices in conservative politics in America today, discusses the challenges facing the current Bush Administration, the upcoming 2006 elections, and the 2008 Presidential race. Program recorded on 6/12/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
The New York Times' columnist David Brooks, one of the most prominent voices in conservative politics in America today, discusses the challenges facing the current Bush Administration, the upcoming 2006 elections, and the 2008 Presidential race. Program recorded on 6/12/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Politics of Sport: From Berlin to Beijing explores the marriage between sports and politics. Jeremy Schaap, acclaimed ESPN reporter and host of Outside the Lines, joins Dr. Susan Bachrach, historian at the National Holocaust Museum, and columnists and sports commentators Dave Zirin and Stan Hochman. This program is held in conjunction with the Center's summer exhibit, Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers. Program recorded on 6/7/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Acclaimed author and historian, Richard Brookhiser answers modern day questions through the voices of America's past in his new book, What Would the Founders Do? Our Questions, Their Answers. Brookhiser uses historical, social and intellectual context to theorize what the founders would think of today's most controversial and important issues. Program recorded on 6/5/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Acclaimed author and historian, Richard Brookhiser answers modern day questions through the voices of America's past in his new book, What Would the Founders Do? Our Questions, Their Answers. Brookhiser uses historical, social and intellectual context to theorize what the founders would think of today's most controversial and important issues. Program recorded on 6/5/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Historian Gordon Wood discusses his new book, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different?, in which he explores the iconoclastic side of some of the most prominent founding fathers. Wood's Revolutionary Characters offers a series of revealing studies of the men who came to be known as the founding fathers - George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and Aaron Burr. Wood is professor of history at Brown University. He is one of the foremost scholars on the American Revolution in the country. Program recorded on 5/31/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Historian Gordon Wood discusses his new book, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different?, in which he explores the iconoclastic side of some of the most prominent founding fathers. Wood's Revolutionary Characters offers a series of revealing studies of the men who came to be known as the founding fathers - George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and Aaron Burr. Wood is professor of history at Brown University. He is one of the foremost scholars on the American Revolution in the country. Program recorded on 5/31/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Kelo v. New London, a case from the 2004-2005 Supreme Court term, has caused continuing controversy surrounding the government's use of eminent domain powers and is the subject of the Fourth Annual John M. Templeton, Jr., Lecture on Economic Liberties and the Constitution. Speakers include Scott Bullock, Thomas Merrill, and Douglas W. Kmiec, with an introduction by Richard Stengel and John M. Templeton, Jr. Program recorded on 4/10/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
Explore the continually shifting gray areas in American civil rights with Kenji Yoshino, an openly gay, Asian American Yale Law Professor and author of Covering: A Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights. Program recorded on 3/7/06. Questions or comments? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
