Celebrating the appointment of Chief Justice John Marshall

We the People

National Constitution Center

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explores the Great Chief Justice's constitutional clashes with Thomas Jefferson and his influence on later Justices in a talk for the Supreme Court Historical Society. We need your help to make this podcast even better! Go to bit.ly/wtpfeedback to share your feedback. Freedom Day is April 13, 2016. Learn more and get involved: constitutioncenter.org/freedom-day. 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. While you’re in the iTunes Store, leave us a rating and review—it helps other people discover what we do. Please also subscribe to Live at America’s Town Hall, featuring conversations and debates presented at the Center, across from Independence Hall in beautiful Philadelphia. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out all of our sibling podcasts 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. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen; he will return next week.

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0:00.0	I'm Nacandro Yanachi, producer of We The People. Jeffrey Rosen is away this week.
0:07.0	On today's show, we take you to the hallowed halls of the US Supreme Court,
0:12.0	where Jeff recently had the honor of addressing the Supreme Court historical
0:16.2	society. The occasion? The 215th anniversary of Chief Justice John Marshall's appointment to the court.
0:24.9	In his lecture, Jeff explores the great Chief Justice's constitutional clashes with Thomas Jefferson
0:31.1	and his influence on justices ranging from the Jeffersonian Louis Brandeis to
0:36.8	the Marshaian William Howard Taft.
0:40.3	Before we hear Jeff's talk though, I have two brief announcements.
0:44.0	First, the We The People team needs your help to make this show even better.
0:50.0	Go to bit.ly slash w t p feedback to share your feedback. Your voice is very important to us.
0:59.6	We would be so grateful if you could take just a few minutes to tell us what you think about the format,
1:05.6	the guests, the topics, and so much more.
1:08.1	Again, go to BIT.ly slash WTP feedback to share your thoughts.
1:17.0	And second, on April 13th,
1:20.4	the National Constitution Center
1:21.8	will be the headquarters for the second annual Freedom Day.
1:26.0	Freedom Day is an opportunity to encourage people of all ages to appreciate their freedoms as Americans,
1:32.0	to understand the relationship between the Declaration and the Constitution,
1:36.0	and to encourage dialogue on the meaning of freedom and its relevance in modern society.
1:42.0	There will be exciting programs at the center all day
1:46.0	with guests including Susan Herman, president of the ACLU,
1:50.0	and David Rubinstein, philanthropist, and co-founder of the Carlisle Group, as well as events in several other cities.
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