DVD
Bill Moyers. In search of the Constitution
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Host, Bill Moyers.
Publication Information
[Silver Spring, MD] : Athena : [Distributed by Acorn Media, 2011]
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (ca. 627 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer's guide (13 p. ; 15 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
In American history, no document has sparked as much reverence, discussion, and controversy as the Constitution. But how does it really affect our everyday lives? Join Bill Moyers for this eleven-part series, originally produced to mark the Constitution's bicentennial, that delves into the fascinating history and contemporary relevance of the ultimate law of the land.
Notes
Title from container.
"As seen on PBS"--Container.
Originally broadcast as a documentary mini-series on PBS in 1987.
Bonus features: updates on the participants and issues and a biography of Bill Moyers.
Contents
- In the beginning ; Mr. Justice Blackmun ; Mortimer Adler : teaching the Constitution
- Mr. Justice Brennan ; Ronald Dworkin : the changing story ; God and the Constitution
- Strictly speaking ; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ; For the people
- 1987 v. the Constitution ; Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.