America's biggest constitutional crises

We the People

National Constitution Center

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🗓️ 1 September 2016

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard University, Sean Wilentz of Princeton University, and political journalist Sidney Blumenthal explore how Presidents have confronted the nation's gravest constitutional crises. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. 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, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at Panoply.fm. 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 Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0	I'm Nekandro Yinacci, web content strategist at the National Constitution Center.
0:08.6	And welcome to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate. Jeffrey Rosen is away this week.
0:16.2	The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America chartered by Congress
0:21.6	to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a non-partisan basis.
0:27.0	As part of Political Fest, a non-partisan festival held in conjunction with the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia,
0:36.1	the National Constitution Center hosted leading presidential historians
0:40.0	to discuss how America's past presidents have confronted the nation's
0:43.7	gravest constitutional crises.
0:46.4	This program was held at Congress Hall on Independence Mall
0:50.1	in partnership with the Independence National Historical Park.
0:53.0	Here's Jeff to get us started.
0:55.0	Thank you so much, Cindy,
1:02.0	and welcome, ladies and and gentlemen to the best constitutional
1:05.8	spot in America to begin what is sure to be a historic week.
1:10.3	I am Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center just across Independence Mall.
1:17.0	And the National Constitution Center, as many of you know, is a very special place.
1:21.0	It is a private nonprofit that was created by Congress to
1:24.8	disseminate information about the Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.
1:30.0	This is excellent. We have our loyal group has trudged across for the congregation.
1:34.7	Members of the congregation, you can now recite the catacism here in Independence Hall.
1:40.6	And we convene the best minds in America from all perspectives to discuss the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
1:47.0	It's going to be an amazing week here in Philadelphia and at the Constitution Center.
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