“Really? You don’t think Jefferson has a geopolitical plan here?”
This week, we return to the Jefferson 101 series and discuss Jefferson’s first term as President. In particular, we discuss the Barbary pirates, the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis & Clark expedition.
Further Reading
- Thomas Jefferson: Author of America by Christopher Hitchens
Off the Grid
The Jefferson Watch
"Then the Jeffersonian insight struck me. Today we talk about being “off the grid” as something that Thoreauvians or hippies undertake. A few tens of thousands of people nationwide do what they can to sever their dependence on our civilization’s supply lines of water, electricity, heat, and communications networks. Back in Jefferson’s time, when there were six million Americans, everyone was off the grid. Even Jefferson, a man of privilege, had to build his house from bricks baked on site, and with timbers from the forests that enveloped his 'little mountain.'"
Read this week's Jefferson Watch essay, "Off the Grid."
What Would Jefferson Do?
“I don’t think you can always depend upon officials to tell you everything you might need to know.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
This week, Clay Jenkinson discusses Jefferson’s first inaugural address with regular guest Lindsay Chervinsky. The speech, inaudibly delivered on March 4, 1801, is regarded as one of the top five in American history.
This week, Clay Jenkinson interviews frequent guest Beau Breslin of Skidmore College about the most famous decision in Supreme Court history.
Professor Beau Breslin of Skidmore College returns to the Thomas Jefferson Hour to talk about important passages that were edited out of key American documents of the Founding Era, including the famous anti-slavery passage of the Declaration of Independence.
This week's episode of the Thomas Jefferson Hour was recorded live at Radford University in Radford, Virginia in February 2023.