As Clay says, “This is a tough one”. In a special out-of-character program, Clay S. Jenkinson discusses the recent episodes of violence occurring in America, and how Thomas Jefferson may have reacted to it.
Race Relations
Filibusters
#1189 Park Centennial
Banned…Again
#1188 4th of July
The Oracle of Delphi
Freedom of the Press
#1187 What Would Jefferson Say?
Clay S. Jenkinson talks about an article written by Hugh Sidey which appeared in Time magazine in 1978. Sidey writes about his visit with the acclaimed Thomas Jefferson biographer Dumas Malone. Describing Jefferson, Malone says, “Jefferson was a humanist in the complete sense of the word. Human beings always came first … His world is gone. His standards and values went with rural life.” Near the end of the show, Clay receives a very special present from long-time listener, and friend of the Jefferson Hour, Brad Crisler.
Dumas Malone
Women in Public Office
#1186 Palladio & Paris
Lost Artifacts
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"Æneas carries his father Anchises out of burning Troy," from the New York Public Library Digital Collections.
Banned
"It is a constitutional principle of American life that one's religious background should not be a factor in one's citizenship, in one's capacity to vote or hold public office or serve on juries or anything else. The quality of a citizen is commitment to principles of the Enlightenment, not this or that religious sensibility."
— Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson
— Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson
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#1185 Doctor Beltramini
We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Bruce Pitts this week, who joins us to report about his recent trip to the Palladio Museum in Vicenza, Italy. He interviewed the director of the museum, Doctor Beltramini, about connections between Thomas Jefferson and Andrea Palladio and how Jefferson was influenced by Palladio in his own architectural work. Palladio is widely considered to be the most influential individual in the history of architecture.
#1184 Jefferson 110
This week, in the continuing series of Jefferson biographical shows about President Thomas Jefferson, Clay and David present part two of a discussion about Jefferson’s book, Notes on the State of Virginia, and how some of the things he wrote came back to haunt him politically.
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"An Acre of Grapes from a Single Vine, California," c. 1898-1931 from the New York Public Library Digital Collections.
#1183 Jefferson 109
In the continuing series of Jefferson biographical shows about President Thomas Jefferson, Clay S. Jenkinson and David Swenson present part one of a discussion about Jefferson’s published work, “Notes on the State of Virginia”, often called the greatest book written in America before 1800. In this episode, Jefferson’s positions on race are discussed at length.
You can't understand the founding of this country without understanding the Founding Fathers' obsession with classical languages and literature.
"Human nature is a constant."
— Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Clay S. Jenkinson
The big question on today's 1776 Club broadcast is, "When do you feel proudest to be an American?" Clay & David discuss moments and achievements that give them pride.
Clay & David discuss mortality and Clay's visit to the Oracle of Delphi: "Every one of us wants answers from the universe, right? Don't you? And how does the universe choose to speak to us?' Things start to get a little heavy on today's broadcast. And then we answer some listener mail!