On this week's 1776 Club broadcast, listen in as David interviews Clay — on behalf of Prairie Public Radio — about the Thomas Jefferson Hour and Clay's history with the show.
“When I started [portraying] Jefferson, I tried to adhere as strictly as possible to the life & times & achievements & language of Jefferson himself — and that’s the credibility of the program. I hope that everyone who listens feels that I’m telling the truth about Jefferson.”
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"I believe so strongly that Jefferson was right about separation of church and state."
— Clay S. Jenkinson portraying Thomas Jefferson
We wish all a Merry Christmas from The Thomas Jefferson Hour, which, as it turns out, is perhaps more than Thomas Jefferson would have done. Jefferson was not a believer in celebrating Christmas in a traditional fashion and felt it should not be a national holiday.
Jefferson would have loved the ways in which the internet connects us to those far away, instantly and seemingly at no cost.
"When you die, your legacy is the effect you've had on people, and boy did my mother have an effect on people."
— Clay S. Jenkinson
Clay Jenkinson speaks this week about the death of his mother, Mil, and discusses Jefferson’s thoughts and correspondence about death.
One of the things that makes Jefferson remarkable, and a bit maddening, is that we know so little about his inner life.