Thomas Jefferson’s America

Thomas Jefferson – lover of wines and keeper of records

05.20.2016 - By WGN PlusPlay

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John Williams talks to President Jefferson about his favorite book, his record keeping, and his love of wine.  They also discussed the public’s fascination with personal details about Presidential candidates . Clay Jenkinson is a public humanities scholar, the author of ten books, and one of the leading Jefferson scholars in the United States. He is the author of Becoming Jefferson’s People: Re-Inventing the American Republic in the Twenty-First Century. You can learn more about his work at http://www.jeffersonhour.com. He […]

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