"The Federalist party self-destructed. The primary Federalist was Alexander Hamilton, pretending to be a shadow president; the second Federalist was the sitting president John Adams; they could not see eye-to-eye, to put it lightly."
The First 100 Days
Executive Orders
#1220 First Retirement (Part One)
Term Limits
#1219 Inauguration, Then & Now
Liberty & Fear
Forward Movement
#1218 Two Parties
The Inauguration
The Inauguration of March 4th, 1801
#1217 Secretary of State (Part Two)
This week, the Thomas Jefferson Hour returns to its “Jefferson 101” series with the 15th show of this series presented by Clay S. Jenkinson. In this second of two shows discussing Jefferson’s time as the first Secretary of State, we learn more about Jefferson’s vision of American and the strong disagreements he had with Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.
A Machiavellian Nation
#1216 Secretary of State (Part One)
This week, we return with the 14th installment of the “Jefferson 101” series. The program is the first of two shows discussing Jefferson’s time as the first Secretary of State. It begins with the story of Jefferson’s return from Europe and the effect his time in France had on his own political sentiments.
#1215 When in Rome
Minister Plenipotentiary to France
#1214 Remembering 2016
The New Year
#1213 Jefferson Christmas
Looking to 2017
Clay & David discuss 2016 and look forward to the new year. They cover topics including Bob Dylan's lyrical allusion to Samuel Johnson, similarities between Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson, Brad Crisler's gift to Clay, which songs to include in a musical time capsule, and their plans to complete the Jefferson 101 series in 2017.