{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 306 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Chuck Schwam | Lafayette &amp; Liberty: A Founding Alliance Revisited for America 250","description":"The Marquis de Lafayette came to America as a young man to aid the colonists in the American Revolution.&amp;nbsp; He would return 47 years later at the invitation of President James Monroe and Congress to tour the country in the lead-up to our country\u2019s 50th birthday.&amp;nbsp; On this return trip, he received a true rockstar welcome wherever he went as he toured all 24 states.&amp;nbsp; As we now prepare to celebrate our nation\u2019s 250th birthday, we want to revisit the extraordinary legacy of this great man in service to our country.&amp;nbsp; To help us do so, we are honored to welcome Chuck Schwam.&amp;nbsp; Chuck is the Executive Director of the American Friends of Lafayette and on June 10, 2026, he was awarded the Ordre National du Merit by the government of France (National Order of Merit).&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America","author_url":"https:\/\/www.constitutingamerica.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41704355\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41704355"}