Labor day weekend is upon us. With it, the next chapter in the roller coaster 2024 presidential race. Many voters will soon be taking a closer look at the candidates as the weeks countdown to election day. Vice president kamala harris has a light schedule this weekend, as she gears up for battleground states appearances next week in concealing and michigan. And, prepares for the presidential debate september 10th. Meanwhile, former president trump is cleaning up several critical masses of his own making, including a controversial visit to arlington cemetery that has some veterans outraged. And, a shifting message on reproductive rights that has even some members of his base scratching their heads. Before we start, some breaking news out of the middle east. The israeli defense force says they have found a number of bodies during fighting operations in the gaza strip. The idf says troops are still in that area and they are working on identifying the remains. We will bring you more inform
Been the director, of the Huntington Library in san marino california. A former professor of history, and at the university of california riverside. She is a Frances Perkins scholar, and received her degree with distinction. Her dissertation, received the prize as the best dissertation of American History at yale. She began her teaching career at Simmons College and has been a fellow and a visiting professor professor at harvard university. In which the ladies of washington help build a city and government, when the first book price from the society for historians of the early american republic, and the northeast Popular Culture American Culture Association Annual book award. Political biography imperfect union, telemedicine and the creation of the american nation, was a finalist for the George Washington book price. In 2012, she published dolly medicine, the problem of National Unity and the queen of america. My fidelity madison. President obama appointed her to a president ial commis
Joined by Ali Orr Larsen and hope wright my Dear Colleague began her career in williamsburg when she was in the third grade. She was a performer in a plea on my own time, and the black music program. She has collaborated with many other departments in the foundation, as well as with other museums over the course of her career. Shes worked with a variety of educational institutions as actress, storyteller, writer, researcher, and mentor. Please welcome hope wright. Thank you. Orr larsen has received many awards, including the statewide atlantic faculty award for rising star category. Professor larsen is a scholar of constitutional law and legal institutions with a focus on how information dynamics affect the vote. Her work has been featured multiple times in various publications. And these are just a few of her accomplishments. Please help me in welcoming allie larsen. Our discussion will be about an hour long this evening. And it may feel uncomfortable at times. Thats okay. You may fee
Good evening, and welcome to so important and interest, slavery and the United States constitution. I want to welcome you to our final event for our constitution weekend. You may know me as the programming lead for the actor interpreters and many recognize me from my time around Colonial Williamsburg portraying free and enslaved black people, but this evening i had the pleasure of serving as your moderator. I am also joined by ali larson and hope wright and hope right, hope right, my Dear Colleague began her career at Colonial Williamsburg when she was in the third grade. She was a performer in a play on my own time and the black music program. She has collaborated with many other departments at the foundation as well as with other museums over the course of her career. She has worked with a variety of educational institutions as an actress, storyteller, writer, researcher, and mentor. Please welcome hope wright. Our special guest allie larson is a professor of law and director of the
At the kennedy institute, we are committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life and conversations like tonight that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are also proud together together a group of panelists for the program, including our moderator, fred tice. He covers news related to politics and Higher Education at wbur where he has been since 1988 serving as a trusted source of truth and information. He previously was the nbc news bureau chief in mexico city and the south america reporter for cbs news based in argentina. Joining fred on the panel are four scholars who provide erspective on, and knowledge of, our nations founders. Togeth