FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Denise Venuti Free Ashley Berke Director of Public Relations Public Relations Coordinator 215.409.6636 215.409.6693 [email protected] [email protected] EXAMINE FDR’s FIRST 100 DAYS WITH NEWSWEEK’S JONATHAN ALTER AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER A CITIZENS’ CONSTITUTIONAL CONVERSATION PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 17, 2006) – Newsweek’s senior editor Jonathan Alter will join the National Constitution Center on Monday, May 8, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. for a Citizens’ Constitutional Conversation. Alter is the author of the book The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, a reflection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first one hundred days as President. Admission is $12 for members, $15 for non-members and $6 for students and K-12 teachers. Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling 215.409.6700. Roosevelt entered office at a time when panic, fear and dire economic problems paralyzed the nation. The Defining Moment looks back on Roosevelt’s ability to lift the country out of the Great Depression, influencing decades of American life and redefining the American presidency. Alter is Senior Editor at Newsweek and writes its “Between the Lines” column, which examines politics, media, and society at large. Alter is also the originator and writer of “Conventional Wisdom Watch,” which measures and lampoons the news and newsmakers. Since 1996, he has also been a contributing correspondent for NBC News, where he appears regularly on all NBC broadcasts including "Today," "NBC Nightly News," NBC News specials, and MSNBC. Alter received his B.A. in history with honors from Harvard in 1979. A book signing will follow the event courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop. Citizens’ Constitutional Conversations are underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation. -MORE- ADD ONE/ALTER PROGRAM The National Constitution Center, located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and the ideas and values it represents. Opened on July 4, 2003, the Constitution Center is a museum, an education center, and a forum for debate on constitutional issues. The museum dramatically tells the story of the Constitution from Revolutionary times to the present through more than 100 interactive, multimedia exhibits, film, photographs, text, sculpture and artifacts, and features a powerful, award-winning theatrical performance, “Freedom Rising”. The Center also houses the Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach, which serves as the hub for national constitutional education and debates, and is a partner of NPR’s “Justice Talking,” a program of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Also, serving as a nonpartisan forum for constitutional discourse, the Center presents – without endorsement – programs that contain diverse viewpoints on a broad range of issues. For more information, call 215.409.6600 or visit www.constitutioncenter.org. ### .