Rare 1787 Copy of Constitution, Early Bills of Rights Available for Viewing
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- On the evening of September 1st, 2004,
People For the American Way Foundation will sponsor a reading of the U.S.
Constitution, free to the public, in the historic Great Hall of Cooper Union.
Some of the country's leading figures from the worlds of film, art, politics,
theater, music and sports will participate in reading portions of our founding
document. Also participating are community activists and representatives from
New York Police Department and New York Fire Department. Attendees will also
have the extraordinary opportunity to see up-close a rare edition of the
Constitution, a first printing of the third edition from 1787. Also available
will be both House and the Senate versions of the Bill of Rights from the same
time period.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 1, 2004 beginning @ 5 pm
(note: this event has been incorrectly reported as being
held on Tuesday in Central Park)
WHERE: The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City -
Entrance on 7th Street & 3rd Avenue
WHO: Alec Baldwin, Judge Jack Weinstein, Richard Gere, Victor
Navasky, Kathleen Turner, Blair Brown, Joel Grey, Bob
Balaban, John Guare, Bill Irwin, Khalia Ali, Martina
Navratilova, Congressman Robert Menendez, Chuck Close,
Mandy Patinkin, Roger Rosenblatt, Walter Bernstein,
Senator Robert Byrd, James Naughton, Sidney Lumet,
Christine Baranski, Sam Waterston, B.D. Wong, Aasif
Mandvi, Officer Tim Duffy, More Speakers T.B.A.
ATTENDEES RSVP: 212-420-0440
SOURCE People For the American Way Foundation
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Related links:
http://www.pfaw.org
CONTACT:
Media RSVP and INFO: Peter Montgomery,
+1-202-467-4999, media@pfaw.org, or Josh Glasstetter,
+1-202-445-6337, media@pfaw.org, both of People For the American
Way Foundation
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