"The Pursuit of Liberty" with Jeffrey Rosen

Join us on Monday, December 1, at 6 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with bestselling author and National Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen. Rosen will discuss his new book, "Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle over Power in America." This timely discussion will offer insight into the origins of America’s most enduring constitutional questions and why they remain as relevant today as they were in the past.

"Pursuit of Liberty" offers a compelling look at America’s ongoing struggle to balance freedom and authority. By exploring the constitutional disagreements between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, Rosen shows how their opposing ideals have shaped our country and our most urgent debates, influencing modern leaders.

BOOK: Rosen will sign copies of "Pursuit of Liberty" following the program. Click here to purchase your copy from the Clinton Museum Store, available for pick up at the event or post-event delivery.

The program will be available on our YouTube channel the following day.

ASL interpretation is available during our events.

Clinton Presidential Center Presents is a partnership between the Clinton Foundation, Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, and Clinton Presidential Library.

More about the speaker:

Jeffrey Rosen is the President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, where he hosts, We the People, a weekly podcast of constitutional debate. Rosen is also a Contributing Editor of The Atlantic and Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School.

As CEO of the National Constitution Center and author, Rosen educates the public on the U.S. Constitution and provides nonpartisan resources for civic education.

His acclaimed books include The Unwanted Gaze: The Destruction of Privacy in America, The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age, The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America, Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet, and William Howard Taft: The American Presidents. He also authored Conversations with RBG: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law, offering rare insight into the late justice’s legal philosophy and humanity. Most recently, Rosen published The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America and The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America.

Rosen, a respected journalist, has published essays and commentary in outlets such as The New York Times Magazine, NPR, The New Republic (as legal affairs editor), and The New Yorker (as staff writer). He is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Law Institute. In 2024, the French government recognized him as a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Rosen is a graduate of Harvard College; Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar; and Yale Law School.