Listening to America

#1234 Jefferson's Talents


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"[Thomas Jefferson] could calculate an eclipse, survey an estate, tie an artery, plan an edifice, try a cause, break a horse, dance a minuet, and play a violin." — James Parton, 1874

This week, we ask President Jefferson to confirm or deny these reported talents.

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Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.

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