Satisfying Civic Duty: Fueling the Pursuit of Happiness

September 10, 2024

To discover how we can better fulfill our civic duty, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen spoke to Doug Linkhart, President of the National Civic League. Doug describes how decisions made at the local level of government are foundational for the pursuit of happiness in America. And how citizens who express their needs are at the intersection of personal civic duty and government effectiveness. This episode is a special edition of the Good Citizens Election Season Survival Guide which is designed to help restore common sense and sanity in a crazy world… Remember, civic duty plays a role here.

Valerie Lemmie Management Matters Podcast Interview

October 5, 2020

Valerie Lemmie, Former City Manager, Current Director of Exploratory Research at the Kettering Foundation, and Chair of the National Civic League's Board of Directors, talks about her career and thoughts on democratic decision-making during this Management Matters Podcast hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration. 

Anniversary Interview with Rick Raushenbush

May 5, 2020

In honor of the National Civic League's 125th Anniversary, we are interviewing descendants of some of the League's founders and important figures from our history. National Civic League's board member, Angela Romans, interviews Richard W. Raushenbush, great grandson of one of our founders, Justice Louis Brandeis.

Anniversary Interview with David Mathews

May 5, 2020

In honor of the National Civic League's 125th Anniversary, we are interviewing descendants of some of the League's founders and important figures from our history. National Civic League's board member, Angela Romans, interviews David Mathews, President & CEO of the Kettering Foundation.

Anniversary Interview with Honorable Henry Cisneros

May 5, 2020

AUGUST 27, 2019 In honor of the National Civic League's 125th Anniversary, we are interviewing descendants of some of the League's founders and important figures from our history. National Civic League's board secretary, Angela Romans, interviews Honorable Henry Cisneros, Principal & Chairman of the Executive Committee of Siebert Cisneros Shank. Mr. Cisneros is also the former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, former Mayor of San Antonio and a former board chair of the National Civic League.

Interview: 50th Anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report

May 4, 2020

Mike McGrath Program Director of Research and Publications at the National Civic League interviews Dr. Alan Curtis, President and CEO of the Eisenhower Foundation. The two discuss the 50 year anniversary of the Kerner Commission on race relations, which issued a report that concluded that American was heading toward "two societies, black and white, separate and unequal."

View All

Thank You to Our Key Partners