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2008 Press Releases

December 1, 2008
Annual Gingerbread White House Contest At The National Constitution Center

December 1, 2008
On Anniversary Of The Boston Tea Party National Constitution Center Displays Only Known Tea Chest From That Historic Day

November 25, 2008
Presidential Speechwriters Discuss What Americans Want To Hear In The Inaugural Address At The National Constitution Center

November 21, 2008
The National Constitution Center and SMITH Magazine Launch a Challenge for President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: "ADDRESS AMERICA: Six Words to Inspire a Nation"

November 14, 2008
This Holiday Season, Give The Gift Of History From The National Constitution Center

November 12, 2008
National Constitution Center Announces Participating Faculty For 2009 Peter Jennings Project For Journalists And The Constitution

November 10, 2008
Harold Holzer Discusses The Most Important Decision Of Lincoln's Presidency At The National Constitution Center

November 6, 2008
Post-Election Update: Visitors To The National Constitution Center Can See President-Elect Barack Obama's Signed Copy Of Historic Race Speech

November 5, 2008
National Constitution Center Welcomes Jason Allen and Jeff Stern and Promotes Jennifer Darley, Kellie Brielmaier, and Nicole Albert

October 29, 2008
Laurence H. Tribe Discusses How The Constitution Should Be Interpreted At The National Constitution Center

October 29, 2008
Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham Discusses The Life Of Andrew Jackson At The National Constitution Center

October 28, 2008
National Constitution Center Visitors Vote For President With Gumballs

October 23, 2008
Experts Discuss The Reconstruction Amendments At The National Constitution Center

October 21, 2008
Honor Our Nation's Veterans During A Special Veteran's Day Celebration At The National Constitution Center

October 17, 2008
Post-Election Recap And A Look Ahead At The National Constitution Center

October 17, 2008
Election Day Celebration! Kids Make Their Voices Heard As National Constitution Center Serves As Kids' Polling Place On Election Day

October 13, 2008
Presidents, Patriots, Witches, and Spies - Oh My! Halloween Fun For The Whole Family With Bill Of Frights Celebration At The National Constitution Center

October 9, 2008
National Constitution Center Elects New Members to Board of Trustees

October 9, 2008
National Constitution Center Announces New Corporate Council

October 9, 2008
Now Joining The Race - YOU For President! Create Your Own Campaign Ad With The Ad-O-Matic

October 6, 2008
Influence of the Delta Blues Discussed At The National Consitution Center

October 1, 2008
Film And Television Writer Jonathan Hennessey Presents The Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation At The National Consitution Center

September 29, 2008
Author Naomi Wolf Discusses Her New Book On Personal Freedom And Democracy

September 17, 2008
Mikhail Gorbachev To Recieve 2008 Liberty Medal At The National Constitution Center

September 17, 2008
National Constitution Center's Award-Winning "Freedom Rising" Show Performed At The White House In Celebration Of Constitution Day

September 17, 2008
Heading To The White House Exhibit Debuts Today At The National Constitution Center

September 17, 2008
Headed To The White House Exhibtion Sponsors

September 16, 2008
PennCORD Launches Voting: The Power Of Your Voice Online Video Contest

September 15, 2008
National Constitution Center and Associated Press Poll Reveals Americans Oppose Giving The President More Power

September 12, 2008
Impact Of Libertarian Voters In The 2008 Presidential Election Discussed At The National Constitution Center

September 11, 2008
National Constitution Center To Host Hindsight Is Always 20/20 Exhibit

September 10, 2008
Students Create Political PlatformFor Presidential Canidates During The Exchange At The National Constitution Center

September 9, 2008
President William J. Clinton To Become Chairman Of National Constitution Center

September 8, 2008
Soliders at USO Base in Iraq Recite Preamble of the U.S. Constitution lice Via Skype with Military Families at National Constitution Center

September 5, 2008
Live Webcast As Mikhail Gorbachev Recieve's National Constitution Center's 2008 Liberty Medal In Historic Philadelphia

September 4, 2008
National Constitution Center Announces Support for 2008 Liberty Medal

September 3, 2008
Discussion On Foreign Policy And The Presidential Election With Zbigniew Brezinski And Brent Scowcroft At The National Constitution Center

September 3, 2008
Scholars Discuss the Question "Are American Elections Truly Democratic?" At The National Constitution Center

August 26, 2008
Harold Hongju Koh Delivers 51st Annual Owen J. Roberts Memorial Lecture at the National Consitution Center in Honor of Constitution Day 2008

August 28, 2008
Elizabeth Edwards Discusses the Future of American Healthcare at the National Constitution Center

August 25, 2008
Monitoring America's Health with Senator Arlen Specter at the National Constitution Center

August 18, 2008
Lisa Nutter and Filmmaker Ben Herold Discuss the Journey from High School to Higher Education at the National Constitution Center

August 14, 2008
Jack Matlock Jr. Discusses Mikhail Gorbachev's Reforms at the National Constitution Center

August 13, 2008
National Constitution Center’s award winning “Freedom Rising” show performed for Republican National Convention delegates during CivicFest 2008

August 4, 2008
2008 Liberty Medal Ceremony Tickets Available on August 26, 2008

July 17, 2008
National Constitution Center Website Selected As One of the Best Online Resources For Education in the Humanities

July 8, 2008
National Constitution Center Offers Special "Staycation" Summer Membership for Families

July 2, 2008
On the Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg National Constitution Receives Only Known Lincoln Signature From Gettysburg

July 1, 2008
National Constitution Center Offers Summer Teacher Institutes

June 30, 2008
National Constitution Center Podcasts Reach Half A Million Downloads

June 27, 2008
Slavery and the Literary Imagination Discussed at the National Constitution Center

June 26, 2008
Military Ceremonies Held at the National Constitution Center

June 20, 2008
Film Screening and Discussion about U.S. - China Relationship on the Eve of the Olympics

June 17, 2008
National Constitution Center Teams Up with Divided We Fail for 6th Annual Templeton Lecture

June 13, 2008
Mikhail Gorbachev to Receive 2008 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center -- Award to be Presented by President George H.W. Bush

June 5, 2008
Robert Schlesinger to Discuss Presidents and Their Speechwriters at the National Constitution Center

June 3, 2008
Richard Brookhiser to Discuss George Washington's Leadership at the National Constitution Center

June 2, 2008
Celebrate Our Nation's Independence with Fourth of July Activities at the National Constitution Center

May 20, 2008
Modern-Day Slavery Confronted at the National Constitution Center As Part of Legacy of 1808 Series

May 20, 2008
"On the Campaign Trail-- A Presidential Summer" At the National Constitution Center Includes Sizzling Summer Clebrations

May 16, 2008
Secretary Tommy Thompson and Senator Tom Daschle Discuss Healthcare During the 6th Annual Templeton Lecture at the National Constitution Center

May 15, 2008
"On the Campaign Trail-- A Presidential Summer" Kicks Off at the National Constitution Center-- Perfect Trip for Those Staying Close to Home this Summer

May 6, 2008
National Constitution Center Promotes Jennifer Darley, Ashley Berke, Melissa Carruth, Francesca Latrano, and Terrence Oliver

May 1, 2008
Celebrate Memorial Day at the National Constitution Center

April 29 2008
Howard Fineman to Discuss His New Book, Politics, and Candidates at the National Constitution Center

April 28, 2008
Last Chance to See the "Hit" Exhibition, Baseball As America, at the National Constitution Center

April 24, 2008
Brunch with Mom to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Mother's Day at the National Constitution Center

April 22, 2008
National Constitution Center Honors 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln/Douglas Debates

April 11, 2008
National Constitution Center and African American Museum Announce Special Joint Ticketing Promotion for Baseball Exhibit

April 8, 2008
The National Constitution Center Examines Baseball's Defining Impact on Society

April 8, 2008
Mickey Edwards Discusses Conservatism in America at the National Constitution Center

April 4, 2008
The National Constitution Center Celebrates Earth Day with Jeffrey Sachs

April 2, 2008
National Constitution Center Hosts Screening of 18 in '08 with College Filmmaker David Burstein

April 2, 2008
National Constitution Center Hosts the Philadelphia Premiere of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North

March 19, 2008
Special Program with Cokie Roberts for National Constitution Center Members

March 14, 2008
Discuss the Primary Process with Political Experts at the National Constitution Center

March 13, 2008
National Constitution Center Welcomes Stephanie Reyer as Director of Exhibits

March 12, 2008
National Constitution Center Announces $1 Million Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation to Support Educational Programming

February 29, 2008
Newt Gingrich Discusses the Business of Going Green at the National Constitution Center -- Kick-Off Event of the "Red, White, Blue and Green" Series

February 28, 2008
War's Youngest Victims Discussed at the National Constitution Center -- As Part of the One Book, One Philadelphia Initiative

February 26, 2008
Privacy in the New Age of Life Sciences at the National Constitution Center

February 25, 2008
Spring Breakers Gear Up for Baseball Season During "Spring Training" at the National Constitution Center

February 21, 2008
Scout Days at the National Constitution Center

February 21, 2008
The National Constitution Center Highlights the Impact of Women throughout History

February 14, 2008
Spring Programs at the National Constitution Center

February 4, 2008
Adventure is Right Around the Corner During the 2008 Summer Camp Experience at the National Constitution Center

February 1, 2008
Legacy of 1808 Honored at the National Constitution Center-- Year Long Series Marking 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade

January 28, 2008
U.S. Representative Patrick Murphy Discusses His Rise to Congress at the National Constitution Center

January 25, 2008
Celebrate Opening Weekend of Baseball As America at the National Constitution Center

January 24, 2008
The National Constitution Center Welcomes Ben Dibble as a New "Freedom Rising" Actor

January 17, 2008
National Constitution Center Welcomes Hugh Allen, Christina Chagin, and Tanya Barrientos

January 15, 2008
Valerie Plame Wilson Discusses New Autobiography at the National Constitution Center

January 3, 2008
Storytelling, Songs, and Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the National Constitution Center

January 3, 2008
The National Constitution Center Presents Special Events and Exhibit Highlights in Honor of Black History Month

January 2, 2008
Senator Bill Bradley Talks About Making A Better America at the National Constitution Center

 

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