The history and legacy of the 13th Amendment

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

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🗓️ 6 August 2015

⏱️ 61 minutes

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The National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen is joined by “patriotic philanthropist” and Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein to discuss the history and legacy of the 13th Amendment.

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0:15.0	people.
0:17.0	round of applause and a happy birthday to the 13th amendment.
0:21.0	This Aspen Ideas Festival has been a constitutional feast.
0:24.3	We've had a series of phenomenal discussions about the historic and
0:27.2	contemporary meaning of the Constitution, but it's impossible to imagine a better
0:30.9	place to be right now than right here because you are about
0:33.8	to hear about the history of the 13th Amendment from a master teacher who has in
0:39.6	addition to his extraordinary philanthropy in loaning copies of the 13th Amendment to institutions
0:45.9	like the National Constitution Center also has an ability to talk about it and explain its
0:50.5	historic and contemporary relevance like no one else.
0:54.6	Before introducing David Rubinstein, I want to say how exciting it is that his family is here,
0:59.4	his wife Alice and Ellie, his daughter and Keenan, her boyfriend,
1:03.1	who is active duty Air Force, three tours in Afghanistan,
1:07.4	defending the US Constitution.
1:08.8	A round of applause, please.
1:10.1	Thank you.
1:11.1	Thank you. America's greatest patriotic philanthropist David Rubinstein.
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