The National Constitution Center to play lead role in a new PBS special, A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America

The National Constitution Center will take center stage in a new PBS special titled, A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America.

The special, set to premiere nationwide on Monday, November 24, 2025, will taped at the National Constitution Center and feature acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in conversation with prominent civic leaders including Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center; Melody Barnes, executive director of the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy; and Yuval Levin, director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

A More Perfect Union will examine how we think about America’s founding and how the ideas and values articulated 250 years ago remain relevant to conversations about governance today.

The program is designed to complement PBS’s highly anticipated historical series The American Revolution, premiering November 16–21, 2025, which is directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt.

In addition to the televised broadcast, A More Perfect Union will include a suite of educational resources, including resources from the NCC, aimed at students, educators, and communities, encouraging thoughtful discussions around the relevance of America’s founding values.

A More Perfect Union is a production of WETA Washington, D.C. Major funding is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Funding is also provided by The Travelers Companies, Inc. and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

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Members of the Teacher Advisory Council receive a yearly stipend for their valuable time and professional advice. Applications are open until May 31.

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Reserve Your 2025-2026 Civic Calendar

Our America 250 commemorative 2025-2026 Civic Calendar will support the classroom instruction of key historical dates, events, and themes that led to the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence. Each month offers free educational resources and discussion questions to engage learners about both its history and its relevance today.

Fill out the request form to ensure you receive a free copy of the 2025-2026 Civic Calendar. Requests will be fulfilled and shipped in September 2025.

You’re Invited: May Events

🗓️ America’s Town Hall: Jewish Americans in the Civil War Era

Online | Thursday, May 29 | Noon ET

In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, authors Richard Kreitner and Shari Rabin discuss their new books on the broader Jewish experience from the Revolutionary era to the Civil War, how American Jews reckoned with slavery, Jewish participation in the Civil War, and some of the key American Jews who helped shape this tumultuous era.

🗓️ America’s Town Hall: Executive Authority: Presidential Power From America’s Founding to Today

Online | Tuesday, June 3 | Noon ET

Legal scholars Gillian Metzger and Saikrishna Prakash examine the founders’ vision for the presidency, how presidential power has changed over time, and the key constitutional debates that have shaped the modern presidency. The discussion will also explore how the Trump presidency fits within this historical context and what it means for the future of presidential power.

🗓️ Live From the Museum: Heroes of Reconstruction

Online | Tuesday, June 17 | Noon ET

Sign your classes up to explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, with one of our museum educators. Learn how abolitionists, soldiers, and politicians transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period, expanding the meaning of “We, the People.”

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