#1389 Jefferson-Adams Letters (Part Two)

Jefferson is the most resonant figure in American history because he straddles the greatest insights and the worst instincts.
— Joseph Ellis

We present the second of four conversations between the author and historian Joseph J. Ellis and The Thomas Jefferson Hour creator Clay S. Jenkinson about the letters exchanged between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams from 1812 until the death of both men on July 4, 1826. In this second episode, they discuss some of what the letters reveal about both men including their thoughts on slavery in America.

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