Transcript: Ken Burns on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 6, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 6, 2025.

JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let's imagine it's July 3, 1776, what is happening in America?