“We’re a land of unlimited freedom, which means if you want to play pinball all day on November 8th, be my guest!”
This week, part two of a discussion of suggestions sent in by listeners in response to Clay S. Jenkinson’s request as to their ideas on how to improve or “save” our republic.
Hear part one: #1205 Save the Republic (Part One)
Hear the episode that inspired this series: #1200 Our Republic
As mentioned in the podcast introduction, Odyssey Tours' Lochsa Lodge winter retreats are coming up! Learn more about “To Live Deliberately” (January 8-13, 2017) and ”The American West; A New Lens: Exploring Native American Culture” (January 14-19) on our events page, or visit Odyssey Tours online.
Clay also has upcoming performances in Illinois and Washington, which you can find on our events page.
"I have this morning witnessed one of the most interesting scenes, a free people can ever witness. The changes of administration, which in every government and in every age have most generally been epochs of confusion, villainy and bloodshed, in this our happy country take place without any species of distraction, or disorder."
— Margaret Bayard Smith, 1801
1776 Club: Countdown to the Election
On this week's 1776 Club broadcast, Joe Lovell, an attorney from Amarillo, TX, speaks with Clay S. Jenkinson seven days prior to the presidential election. Joe shares his opinions on the recent letter from FBI Director James Comey and its implications on the election. Hear Joe Lovell again on the upcoming regular broadcasts of the Thomas Jefferson Hour.
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What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
“Oh my.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
Recorded on November 6, 2020, three days after the election, Clay Jenkinson and Joseph Ellis share their thoughts on the recent presidential election and predictions about what’s to come in the next presidency. The two scholars also offer historical context between the elections of Jefferson’s time and this election of 2020.
This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, Jefferson speaks about his election to the Presidency and the delays in certification as the 3rd President, along with his feelings of the need to unite a divided electorate. On March 4, 1801 in his inaugural address he famously stated, "But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all republicans. We are all federalists."
The 2020 election will break records for voter turnout. A recent poll shows that more than 60% of the American people say they have been consumed by anxiety as November 3 approaches, up by ten points from the anxiety level preceding the 2016 election.
This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, along with some listener questions, we present a discussion with Clay Jenkinson and Joe Ellis about the upcoming presidential election and the strong divisions in our nation between the two major political parties.