John Williams connects with Thomas Jefferson to talk about what traveling to Illinois would have been like in his time.  They also discussed the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses because it interfered with her religious beliefs.  They also conversed about a Sally Hemings question that was asked at the “Return of Thomas Jefferson” event.

9/4/15 – Thomas Jefferson on religious views conflicting with civic duty

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John Williams looks to one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, to find out how he coped with political polarization.  They also discussed his pride, The University of Virginia. 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 lives on […]

Thomas Jefferson’s coping mechanisms to political polarization

John Williams looks to one of our founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, for words of wisdom after this tough election.  Jefferson believes that the American people sent a message that the country belongs to them no matter what the newspapers, pollsters and pop stars think. He thinks that in the long run, something good will come of this shake-up. Clay Jenkinson is a public humanities scholar, the author of ten books, and one of the leading Jefferson scholars in the United […]

Thomas Jefferson – “We are all Americans”

John Williams talks to President Jefferson about the Jefferson brand 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 lives on the Great Plains of North Dakota.

9/4/15 – Thomas Jefferson on religious views conflicting with civic duty

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