The Forgotten Presidents and Their Constitutional Legacy

political talks nycJoin constitutional scholar and leading legal expert Michael Gerhardt as he tells the stories of thirteen presidents who linger in memory mainly as punchlines and whom scholars think had no constitutional impact. From Martin Van Buren to Franklin Pierce to Jimmy Carter, Gerhardt separates these presidents’ political failures from their constitutional impact and reveals how they defied popular opinion to take strong stands.











When: Mon., Mar. 30, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $24
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political talks nycJoin constitutional scholar and leading legal expert Michael Gerhardt as he tells the stories of thirteen presidents who linger in memory mainly as punchlines and whom scholars think had no constitutional impact. From Martin Van Buren to Franklin Pierce to Jimmy Carter, Gerhardt separates these presidents’ political failures from their constitutional impact and reveals how they defied popular opinion to take strong stands.

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