Overview
- History Talks at the Kimmel Center brought Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton onstage with entertainers in a program on democracy and civic culture, produced by A+E’s History Channel with Comcast.
- Barack Obama urged an inclusive reading of the Constitution that rejects caste, hierarchy, and exclusion.
- Michelle Obama highlighted Higher Ground’s push into audio and said she is backing a cohort of young podcasters.
- Nicole Kidman said women still direct only about 14% to 16% of films and voiced hope to see a woman elected president.
- Garth Brooks closed by urging Americans to protect democracy, and the program noted the Obama Presidential Center plans to open in Chicago in June.