“A republic doesn’t expect people to serve for life or to have career politicians or permanent bureaucrats.”
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Terms of Office
Terms of Office
"I was, as far as I know, the first president to set that tone: that the president can not be required to testify in civil cases."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
"Those forty books made a difference in his life, because he grew up in a house where there were books and book culture."
— Clay S. Jenkinson
This week on The Thomas Jefferson Hour, we answer listener questions including a query from a listener in Ireland asking about Jefferson’s thoughts on the Irish rebellion and constitution, Jefferson’s involvement in providing alcohol to troops, suggestions for a Jefferson library for children, and Jefferson’s advice for Americans traveling in Europe.
Here’s the constitutional crisis, what might even be called the constitutional nightmare of our time. The current president is now insisting that members of the executive branch will not be permitted to testify before Congress.
"We need eternal vigilance."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson