National
Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
institution devoted to the United States Constitution and its legacy. Located
on Independence Mall in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, the center serves
as an interactive museum; a hub of civic education; and a national town hall
for constitutional dialogue, regularly hosting government leaders, journalists,
scholars, and celebrities for public discussions including presidential
debates. The center houses the Annenberg
Center for Education and
Outreach, which offers civic learning resources both onsite and online.
The groundbreaking ceremony,
attended by President Bill Clinton,[1]
was held on September 17, 2000–213 years to the day after the original
Constitution was signed. The National Constitution Center officially opened its
doors on July 4, 2003,[2] joining other historic sites and iconic attractions
in what has been called "America's most historic square mile"[3]
because of the proximity to historic landmarks such as Independence Hall and
the Liberty Bell. Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor, officiating at the opening ceremonies, said, “The Constitution
Center and Independence Hall, together with the Liberty Bell, form a place that
every American should visit. It will contribute each and every day to the
reinforcement of the basic principles that bind us together as a nation and a
people.
National
Constitution Center
Jeb
Bush is the chairman for the National
Constitution Center, and a member of the Alfalfa Club.
Note: George H.W. Bush is
the chairman emeritus for the National
Constitution Center, a member of the Alfalfa
Club, and a member of the Phi Beta
Kappa Society.
William J. Clinton
was the chairman for the National
Constitution Center, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Sandra Day
O'Connor is a trustee at the National
Constitution Center, and the president of the Alfalfa Club.
Dianne
Feinstein is a member of the Alfalfa
Club, a U.S. Senate senator, and married to Richard C. Blum.
Richard
C. Blum is married to Richard C.
Blum, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the International Rescue Committee,
Common Cause, and the Committee for
Economic Development.
George
Soros is the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank).
Henry Louis
Gates Jr. was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a trustee at the National Constitution Center.
Mary
M. Boies is a director at the International
Rescue Committee, and married to David
Boies.
David
Boies is married to Mary M. Boies,
and a trustee at the National
Constitution Center.
Richard Dreyfuss
is a governing board member for Common
Cause, and was a trustee at the National
Constitution Center.
Ellen
Alemany is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development, and a trustee at the National Constitution Center.
Benjamin W.
Heineman Jr. is a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development, and was a trustee at the National Constitution Center.
Anthony C. Zinni
is a director at the Atlantic Council of
the United States
(think tank), and was a trustee at the National
Constitution Center.
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