Ambassador David McKean and M. Todd Bennett on the enduring challenges and promise of the American republic

from Story in the Public Square · host The Pell Center at Salve Regina University

Two-hundred and fifty years ago, patriots gathered in Philadelphia declared America’s independence from England. Former U.S. ambassador David McKean and historian M. Todd Bennett explore the celebrations that have followed every 50 years since, revealing the enduring challenges and promise of the American republic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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