5–6:30 p.m. Reception | 6:30–8:00 p.m. Program
The National Constitution Center and PBS present A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America, a conversation about America’s founding and how the ideas and values articulated 250 years ago remain relevant to our democracy today.
The program will be recorded live at the National Constitution Center, and feature THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION director Ken Burns in conversation with 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.
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The taping will last approximately 90 minutes and is being taped without intermission for premiere on PBS stations nationwide on November 24, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings). Please note: late arrivals will not be permitted access to the program once taping begins.
A More Perfect Union is produced by WETA Washington, DC. Major funding is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Funding is also provided by The Travelers Companies, Inc. and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.