--- description: After Khizr Khan pulled a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution out of his jacket at the Democratic convention, sales have spiked. title: Sales of Pocket Constitutions Spike After Khizr Khan Speech image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4faa1fd7b6b61312/6988a0a0656a3f38fdbcc973/gettyimages-584274334.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Democratic National Convention](/tag/democratic-national-convention/) ## Democratic National Convention Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sales of Pocket Constitutions Spike After Khizr Khan's DNC Speech by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2016 5:49 PM CUT  Khizr Khan, father of deceased Muslim U.S. Soldier, holds up a booklet of the US Constitution as he delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alex Wong—Getty Images Khizr Khan, father of deceased Muslim U.S. Soldier, holds up a booklet of the US Constitution as he delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alex Wong—Getty ImagesAlex Wong—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 1, 2016 5:49 PM CUT After Khizr Khan pulled a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution out of his jacket at the Democratic convention, sales [have spiked on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Constitution-Text-Bicentennial-Commission/dp/0880801441/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"). “Have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy,” Khan said during his Thursday speech. On Monday, $1 copies of the pocket Constitution were the [No. 1 best seller](https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Constitution-Text-Bicentennial-Commission/dp/0880801441/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined") in the site’s history section, and [No. 2 in books overall](https://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/ref=zg%5Fbs%5Fbooks%5Fhome%5Fall?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), beaten only by the latest Harry Potter book. Free pocket-sized copies of the Constitution are also available from the [American Civil Liberties Union website](https://shop.aclu.org/product/ACLU-Pocket-Constitution-of-the-United-States "undefined") until Election Day by using the coupon code “POCKETRIGHTS”—a deal announced on Twitter Friday. > [](https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/759127342350557184) Alternately, if your tastes lean conservative, you can [pick up a copy in Spanish](http://shop.heritage.org/pocket-constitution-spanish-1107.html "undefined") from the Heritage Foundation for just $2.50 online. The libertarian think tank Cato Institute also sells copies in [English, Spanish and Arabic for $4.95 apiece](https://store.cato.org/book/cato-pocket-constitution "undefined"), with bulk discounts available. For those who prefer to consume literature on e-readers, the U.S. Constitution is one a several books available for free on [Amazon’s Kindle](https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Constitution-USA-ebook/dp/B00GJZ70LC/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4433453/khizr-khan-pocket-constitution/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4433453/khizr-khan-pocket-constitution/"},"headline":"Sales of Pocket Constitutions Spike After Khizr Khan's DNC Speech","datePublished":"2016-08-01T17:49:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:41:47.871Z","description":"After Khizr Khan pulled a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution out of his jacket at the Democratic convention, sales have spiked.","url":"https://time.com/4433453/khizr-khan-pocket-constitution/","keywords":["Democratic National Convention","Amazon","History","Books","Constitution"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4faa1fd7b6b61312/6988a0a0656a3f38fdbcc973/gettyimages-584274334.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4faa1fd7b6b61312/6988a0a0656a3f38fdbcc973/gettyimages-584274334.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic National Convention: Day Four","caption":"Democratic National Convention: Day Four","creditText":"Alex Wong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/democratic-national-convention/","name":"Democratic National Convention"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4433453/khizr-khan-pocket-constitution/","name":"Sales of Pocket Constitutions Spike After Khizr Khan's DNC Speech"}}]}] ```