Historian Jon Meacham explains why Constitution Day 'is a HUGELY important day'

Description: Presidential historian Jon Meacham joins Morning Joe to discuss Constitution Day, the anniversary of when the Constitution was signed in 1787– and also when all public schools and federal agencies are required by law to teach civics. Meacham is the ‘Semiquincentennial Scholar’ at the National Constitution Center and also shares the efforts underway by the organization to inspire a civic renewal during the “Civic Decade,” which is the period between the 250th of the Declaration of Independence this year and the Constitution in 2037.

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