Happy Constitution Day. Welcome to the United States capital. My name is Beth Clements and im the ceo here at the visitor center. We are pleased to be hosting this event with our good friends the United States capital Historical Society. I cant think of a better way to mark Constitution Day than with a program devoted to citizenship. Our founders knew that our democratic system of government would depend on having an informed citizenry. John adams said that livery cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. His successor put it even more simply. Life and liberty go together. Of the reasons that the Capitol Visitors Center was established was to inform, involve and inspire citizens of all ages. We do that every day through our debt expanding series of Public Programs and educational programs. Ongoing contributions to achieving these Civic Education goals is the partnership of the we the people program. Share ourighted to constitutional system with so many students fr
Our second president john adams said liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people. President ,or as Thomas Jefferson, said life and liberty go together. Light and liberty go together. One reason the center was established is to inspire citizens of all ages. We do that every day through tours and Public Programs and educational programs. One of our contributions to achieving the Civic Education goals is our partnership with the we the people program. We are delighted to share lessons on the role of congress and our constitutional system with students from the washington dc area. Our Education Team supports this partnership, but i want to give special thanks to the Education Program manager, larin lauren. Ren [applause] established the program that gives students an idea of what it is like to be a member of congress. We try to stay current with our programming and are always updating a developing and doing our part to strengthen the we the people program. Than
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