The Roosevelt Story Conversations

Equality and the Constitution: A Conversation with Kermit Roosevelt III and John Q. Barrett

The FDR Library’s Constitution Day program, “Equality and the Constitution: A Conversation and Book Signing with Kermit Roosevelt III and John Q. Barrett” was filmed and broadcast on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

St. John’s University law professor and Library Trustee John Q. Barrett and University of Pennsylvania Professor of Constitutional Law Kermit Roosevelt III discussed how the “standard story” of the origin and development of American values has helped – or hindered – the Nation’s journey towards a more universal equality for all Americans.

See the full conversation:

https://youtu.be/qAzl7Zzhz-4