Honoring beloved Broadway hit

HAMILTON

in its 10th anniversary year

and acclaimed historian and biographer

RON CHERNOW

whose book inspired the musical

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER

525 Arch Street | Philadelphia, PA 19106

The National Constitution Center will honor Hamilton and Ron Chernow for their singular impact in bringing the story of the U.S. Constitution to life for generations of Americans and inspiring a deeper public engagement with the principles of the founding era.

The 2025 Liberty Medal Recipients

Based on Ron Chernow’s acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, it has won Grammy and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. Hamilton features a book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton’s portion of the Liberty Medal prize will benefit Gilder Lehrman’s Hamilton Education Program. 

Ron Chernow, a masterful storyteller of American history, brings our nation’s past vividly to life through his award-winning biographies of extraordinary figures. His debut, The House of Morgan, received the National Book Award, while Washington: A Life earned the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. His celebrated Alexander Hamilton won the George Washington Book Prize. A two-time finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Chernow is one of only three living biographers to be honored with the Gold Medal for Biography from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A former president of PEN America, he has also been awarded nine honorary doctorates. His most recent biography of Mark Twain was published in May and debuted as number one on The New York Times bestseller list. The Times of London hailed the book as “a model biography, one of the finest of recent years.” 

The Liberty Medal

The Liberty Medal, established in 1988 and hosted by the National Constitution Center since 2006, recognizes and celebrates individuals of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe. The Medal’s distinguished roster of recipients includes many of the men, women, and organizations that have shaped and guided the world through the past two decades. Recipients have included Ken Burns, Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony Kennedy, Senator John McCain, U.S. Representative John Lewis, and Muhammad Ali. For a full list of past recipients, please click here.

The Liberty Medal is made possible thanks to support from corporations, foundations, and individuals with proceeds going to further the work of the National Constitution Center.

Thank you to Liberty Medal prize sponsors Ira M. Lubert and Pamela Estadt and underwriters Citizens, the Andrea W. and Kenneth C. Frazier Foundation, and Stradley Ronon. 

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