Jan. 23, 2022
3.41 – Jefferson Q&A
You asked, and I answered! As we wrap up our series on Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, listeners submitted questions ranging from Franco-American relations during Jefferson’s tenure to what pets he kept to how would I go about explaining Jefferson’s complex legacy to him. Listen in as I answer your final questions about the man from Monticello and his impact on American history.
Special thanks to Alex Van Rose for his audio editing work on this episode!
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- “Dogs.” Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/dogs. [Last Accessed: 22 Jan 2022]
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- Gordon-Reed, Annette. The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. New York and London: W W Norton & Co, 2008.
- “Mockingbirds.” Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/mockingbirds. [Last Accessed: 22 Jan 2022]
- Rutland, Robert Allen. The Presidency of James Madison. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1990.
- Taylor, Alan. American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850. New York: W W Norton & Co, 2021.
- “Washington’s Changing Views on Slavery.” George Washington’s Mount Vernon. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/washingtons-changing-views-on-slavery/. [Last Accessed: 22 Jan 2022]
- Wiencek, Henry. An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
- Wiencek, Henry. Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Featured Image: “Thomas Jefferson Memorial,” taken by Djonesmhc on 24 May 2012 and shared on Wikipedia
Intro and Outro Music: Selections from “Jefferson and Liberty” as performed by The Itinerant Band