Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Still Matters

Monday, November 24 | Noon ET

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edward Larson discusses his newest book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Still Matters. This book traces the idea of American independence in one pivotal year—1776—and explores why this year continues to hold significance today.

Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

This program is generously sponsored by Citizen Travelers, the nonpartisan civic engagement initiative of Travelers.

A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic and Civil Conversations Across America

Monday, November 24 | 9–10 p.m. ET

A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America, a special for PBS taped at the National Constitution Center and produced by WETA Washington, D.C., is a conversation about America’s founding and how the ideas and values articulated 250 years ago remain relevant to our democracy today.

The program features Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, co-directors of the new major six-part, 12-hour documentary series The American Revolution, and Yuval Levin, director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute, in conversation with Jeffrey Rosen and Melody Barnes, executive director of the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy.

A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America premieres Monday, November 24, 2025, at 9–10 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.

A More Perfect Union: Inspiring Civic & Civil Conversations Across America 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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