A constitutional history of the Democratic Party

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🗓️ 28 July 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Political journalist Sidney Blumenthal, Sean Wilentz of Princeton University, and William Forbath of the University of Texas explore the history of the Democrats through a constitutional lens. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People and Live at America’s Town Hall on iTunes or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at iTunes.com/Panoply. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by Jason Gregory and produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Josh Waimberg and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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1:16.8	Today we conclude our series on political parties on the Constitution, with a deep dive on the history of the Democratic Party.
1:25.0	Formed from the ashes of the Democratic Republican Party,
1:28.0	Democrats came into their own with a fiery presidency of Andrew Jackson,
1:32.0	since then the party has been home to many
1:34.6	of our most important presidents,
1:36.3	among them Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt.
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