NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER ANNOUNCES
JANUARY COFFEE AND CONVERSATION PROGRAMS
Philadelphia, PA (December 11, 2013) – The National Constitution Center continues to expand its robust program offerings with two January additions to its Coffee and Conversation series. Started in the fall of 2013, this day-time collection of intimate, informal, and timely constitutional conversations takes place over coffee and hot tea. January’s additions include a political primer on the current state of American democracy with Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter Linda Greenhouse, Senate Historian Donald Ritchie, and Swarthmore Professor of Political Science Richard Valelly; as well as a rundown of memorable free speech cases with first amendment expert Floyd Abrams. Most Coffee and Conversation programs are FREE, but reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 215-409-6700 or visiting constitutioncenter.org.
The January Coffee and Conversation program schedule includes:
Coffee and Conversation: What You Need to Know about American Politics
Friday, January 24, 2014, 12 p.m.
Admission: FREE, groups welcome
American politics seems to grow more contentious by the day, and whether American democracy works well, continues to be hotly debated. Linda Greenhouse, former Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter; Donald Ritchie, U.S. Senate historian; and Richard Valelly, professor of political science at Swarthmore College, will offer an impartial, insightful primer on the basics of the American political system and how the Founding Fathers intended for it to work.
Coffee and Conversation: On the Front Lines of the First Amendment with Floyd Abrams
Thursday, January 30, 2014, 12 p.m.
Admission: FREE, groups welcome
From the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United, Floyd Abrams has litigated the most controversial and compelling First Amendment cases to appear before the court in recent years. His memoir, Friend of the Court: On the Front Lines with the First Amendment, is a compilation of the most compelling speeches and writings from across those years, including articles Abrams has written for the New York Times and testimony he delivered before congressional committees. Abrams will discuss the challenges of defining free speech and his most memorable cases during an intimate conversation at the National Constitution Center.
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