May 22, 2020
“Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote” and how the youth vote has impacted American politics since the ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971. Actress Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America Student Ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview the United States Military Academy at Westpoint’s Dr. Robert McDonald on the path to lowering the national voting age to 18, the public’s reception of the 26th Amendment, and the impact of the youth vote in the last 49 years.
Livestreamed on 05/19/2020. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org
Robert McDonald’s podcast-style audio course (Thomas Jefferson: American Revolutionary) is available exclusively on Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/thomas-jefferson-american-revolutionary/id1508511080?ign-itsct=books_toolbox&ign-itscg=30200