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2006 National Constitution Center
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The National Constitution Center invites you to participate in a national conversation about the Constitution, its history and its contemporary relevance. Our programming features nationally recognized leaders debating and discussing the Constitution, our rights and responsibilities as citizens, and everyday politics. Join us and listen!
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December
12
2007
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Growing up in a home surrounded by his mother and six sisters, young Thomas Jefferson learned that homemaking was the sole realm for women. According to historian Jon Kukla, however, Jefferson’s vision of women changed little as he matured. Kukla joins the...
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April
28
2008
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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 and Meredith...
April
10
2008
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 conversation...
April
10
2008
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 conversation...
March
12
2008
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 political...
March
06
2008
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 for...
February
13
2008
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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 That...
February
06
2008
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, national...
January
16
2008
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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 and...
January
03
2008
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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 Thomas...
January
02
2008
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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 Amendment--with...
December
31
2007
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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 experience...
December
27
2007
Tom Brokaw, bestselling author and veteran broadcaster, discusses his book Boom! Personal Reflections on the Sixties and Today. As he did with The Greatest Generation, Brokaw brings to life another pivotal time in American history: the 1960s. In Boom!, the...
December
27
2007
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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 Faithful,...
December
17
2007
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StoryCorps founder Dave Isay discusses the most ambitious oral history project in American history and his new book, "Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project," a tapestry of the stories Americans have been sharing...
December
12
2007
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Growing up in a home surrounded by his mother and six sisters, young Thomas Jefferson learned that homemaking was the sole realm for women. According to historian Jon Kukla, however, Jefferson’s vision of women changed little as he matured. Kukla joins the...
December
04
2007
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Is the U.S. Constitution outdated? Has our nation outgrown our founding document or are we losing sight of the Framers’ intent? Do we need to regain our “constitutional conscience?” The National Constitution Center welcomes distinguished guests Larry J. Sabato,...
November
26
2007
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The National Constitution Center and 1210 AM's Michael Smerconish's Book Club were joined by best-selling author Scott Turow for a conversation about his books, Limitations and Ordinary Heroes. Program recorded on 12/6/2006.

November
26
2007
The National Constitution Center welcomes historian Stacy Cordery to discuss her intelligent new biography "Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker" and the uniquely American institution of the first family. Program...
November
20
2007
David Black and Richard Sweren, two writers from the “Law and Order” franchise of crime shows, explore how crime writers deal with Constitutional issues. Do they care if they get it right? Does the public—especially lawyers--get angry when the writers get...
November
16
2007
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Clinton presidential adviser Sidney Blumenthal discusses his book, How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime. A former assistant and senior adviser to President Bill Clinton, Blumenthal has authored a number of other books, including The Clinton Wars....
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