What Is Constitution Day?

In this episode, Fred McIlvain and Mimmo Bonanni interview Dan Stanton and Mark Scott of ASU Libraries Government Documents and Maps about A More Perfect Union: The Life and Times of the U.S. Constitution, a Constitution Day Celebration on Friday September 15 from 1:00-5:00pm, in the Carson Ballroom of the Old Main building on ASU’s Tempe campus.

Mark and Dan will also explain the history of the constitution, why it is so important to the United States, and how you can get involved in the yearly event.

Click Here for more information about this event at ASU.

For additional information about Constitution Day, please visit the following web sites:

• Constitution Day Home Page
• National Archives’ “Charters of Freedom”
• Senator Robert Byrd
• The Avalon Project : The American Constitution – A Documentary Record

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Excerpt from ABC’s School House Rock! – “The Preamble”
& performance by Lynn Ahrens

Posted on September 1, 2006