Date and Location

October 16, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Jfk Jr. Forum

Contact

617-495-1360

Join us in the JFK Forum for the third installment of our year-long series observing America’s semiquincentennial Consent of the Governed: America at 250 and Beyond. Moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and professor Jill Lepore, this panel discussion will focus on the importance of a well-informed citizenry to the health of constitutional democracy. 


Lepore will be joined by: 

  • David French
  • Opinion Columnist for the New York Times
  • Steve Inskeep
  • Journalist and host of NPR’s Morning Edition
  • Jameel Jaffer
  • Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University


Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person. All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly livestreamed on our YouTube channel.

Speakers and Presenters

David French, Opinion Columnist for the New York Times;
Jameel Jaffer, Executive Director, Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University;
Jill Lepore, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and professor;
Steve Inskeep, NPR, Host, Morning Edition and Up First

Organizer

Institute of Politics (IOP)