Live at the National Constitution Center
Live constitutional conversations and debates featuring leading historians, journalists, scholars, and public officials hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. To watch National Constitution Center Town Halls live, check out our schedule of upcoming programs at constitutioncenter.org/townhall. Register through Zoom to ask your constitutional questions in the Q&A or watch live on YouTube at YouTube.com/ConstitutionCenter.
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The Story of Plessy v. Ferguson
Exploring this infamous Supreme Court case, experts join Jeffrey Rosen.
54 min
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Trump Subpoena Cases – A Recap
Must President Trump release financial records? A recap of the Supreme Court arguments over that question.
91 min
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State Attorneys General on Coronavirus
The Attorneys General of Montana and New Jersey share their experiences dealing with the constitutional and policy challenges posed by Covid-19.
56 min
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Reviving Trust and Rebuilding Institutions
Conservative intellectual Yuval Levin discusses the decline in trust in American institutions as told in his new book.
56 min
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Why Does the Electoral College Exist?
Experts explore the origin and evolution of the Electoral College and whether it should be reformed.
53 min
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Women Leading Change
Trailblazing women politicians explore the legacy of the 19th Amendment and what still needs to be done to improve women’s representation in government.
62 min
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life
Illuminating the life of the charismatic and complex suffragette—historian Lori Ginzberg sits down with members of the National Constitution Center team.
60 min
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Announcing Live at the National Constitution Ce...
Announcing the new name for our show and sharing some highlights from past episodes.
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Tinker, Korematsu, and Brown on Landmark Cases
Ordinary Americans sometimes find themselves at the center of some of the biggest moments in constitutional history. John Tinker, Karen Korematsu, and Cheryl Brown Henderson share what that’s like.
52 min
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Justice Louis Brandeis: American Prophet
Jeffrey Rosen and fellow biographers of Justice Louis D. Brandeis explain how Brandeis’ wisdom can still guide approaches to today’s biggest constitutional and societal questions.
84 min
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The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln
Author Sidney Blumenthal shares stories of pivotal years in the political life of Abraham Lincoln.
59 min
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A Primer on Presidential Primaries
Exploring the history and influence of presidential primary races and campaigns, scholars join host Jeffrey Rosen.
63 min
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How Presidents Handled America's Biggest Consti...
How have presidents handled the biggest constitutional crises in American history? Historians discuss with host Jeffrey Rosen.
53 min
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Rep. John Lewis on MLK and “Good Trouble”
Rep. John Lewis tells the inspiring story of his journey to becoming a civil rights icon and shares how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. changed his life in this 2013 Constitution Day address.
34 min
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Joshua Matz on When to Impeach, and Why
Impeachment scholar Joshua Matz explains why he thinks impeachment can be both a powerful tool to check the presidency and a damaging force in our democracy in this 2018 sit-down with NCC President Jeffrey Rosen.
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Airstrikes, “Imminent Threats,” and the Constit...
War powers experts John Yoo, Deborah Pearlstein, and Ben Wittes joined Jeffrey Rosen for this 2017 conversation that lends context to the current controversies over the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian military leader Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
61 min
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The Fourth Amendment: Past and Present
Leading Fourth Amendment scholars trace the evolution of privacy rights from the Founding to today in conversation with host Jeffrey Rosen.
44 min
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RBG on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits down with Jeffrey Rosen to share invaluable life lessons, reflect on her career, and discuss Jeff’s new book Conversation with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty and Law.
69 min
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The Girl in the Picture: Remembering the Vietna...
Kim Phúc, the subject of a photograph that shaped the Vietnam war, shares her firsthand experiences of the conflict in this moving conversation that also features Vietnam War historian Mark Bowden, composer Hannibal Lokumbe, and moderator Jeffrey Rosen.
66 min
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Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part Two
Current and former members of Congress share their unique insights into the impeachment process and whether they would vote to impeach the president
48 min
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Should President Trump Be Impeached? Part One
Leading constitutional scholars break down the facts at the center of the current impeachment inquiry of President Trump and detail the constitutional conception of impeachment.
36 min
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The Promise and the Thwarting of Reconstruction
Leading historians explore how we define Reconstruction and how that period has been remembered, and misremembered.
62 min
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Eric Foner on The Second Founding
Telling the story of how the Reconstruction amendments transformed the Constitution and the country – acclaimed historian Eric Foner sits down with Jeffrey Rosen.
60 min
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Jeffrey Rosen on Conversations with RBG
National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen unveils his new book Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law in a live interview with Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick.
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For Debate: Should the Constitution Be More Dem...
Is the Constitution democratic enough, or should it be reformed and made more democratic? Constitutional scholars Randy Barnett and Vikram Amar debate these crucial questions. Jeffrey Rosen moderates.
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