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#1228 Budgets
#1228 Budgets
"Jefferson regarded the national debt as a national disgrace." This week, President Jefferson (as portrayed by humanitie... Read more
4 Apr 2017
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55mins
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#1230 Judgment
#1230 Judgment
"The constitution ... is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist, and shape into any for... Read more
18 Apr 2017
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58mins
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#1316 James Madison (Part Two)
#1316 James Madison (Part Two)
"to the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained b... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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58mins
Ranked #4
#1210 Optimistic Revolution
#1210 Optimistic Revolution
Guest host Joe Lovell of Amarillo, Texas returns to speak with President Thomas Jefferson about revolution, public educa... Read more
2 Dec 2016
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1hr 8mins
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#1216 Secretary of State (Part One)
#1216 Secretary of State (Part One)
This week, we return with the 14th installment of the “Jefferson 101” series. The program is the first of two shows disc... Read more
13 Jan 2017
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58mins
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#1241 4th of July
#1241 4th of July
We speak with President Jefferson this week in our annual 4th of July Show. Jefferson shares his thoughts on why the hol... Read more
3 Jul 2017
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57mins
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#1203 Benjamin Franklin’s Visit
#1203 Benjamin Franklin’s Visit
President Jefferson, as portrayed by Clay S. Jenkinson, is joined in conversation by Benjamin Franklin, as portrayed by ... Read more
14 Oct 2016
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#1300 Better Arguments
#1300 Better Arguments
"Can we talk? Can we try to argue about where we are and where we're going and use the founders as a source of wisdom th... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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57mins
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#1213 Jefferson Christmas 2016
#1213 Jefferson Christmas 2016
Attempting to move President Jefferson into the Christmas Spirit is always a challenge, and this year is no different. T... Read more
23 Dec 2016
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56mins
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#1218 Two Parties
#1218 Two Parties
We speak with President Thomas Jefferson this week about the unexpected emergence of the two-party political system duri... Read more
27 Jan 2017
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59mins
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#1194 Jefferson 111 (Jefferson in Paris)
#1194 Jefferson 111 (Jefferson in Paris)
This Jefferson 101 episode is the first of three shows devoted to Jefferson's time in Paris from 1784 to 1789.
12 Aug 2016
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1hr
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#1274 The Classics
#1274 The Classics
"You cannot understand the founding of this country without understanding the Founding Fathers’ obsession with classical... Read more
20 Feb 2018
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59mins
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#1361 Constitution in Crisis
#1361 Constitution in Crisis
We speak with President Jefferson about the role of government in the oversight of elected officials. He tells us that b... Read more
22 Oct 2019
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59mins
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#1238 Presidential Decorum
#1238 Presidential Decorum
"I never like to be rude, but sometimes one has to set the precedent for a society that will shock the world." — Thomas ... Read more
13 Jun 2017
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59mins
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#1221 The First 100 Days
#1221 The First 100 Days
Clay S. Jenkinson discusses Thomas Jefferson’s election as President in 1801, his first 100 days in office, and notes th... Read more
17 Feb 2017
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58mins
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#1239 Original Argument
#1239 Original Argument
"The question then became: Is a national bank constitutional? Did the Founding Fathers contemplate a national bank?" — T... Read more
20 Jun 2017
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56mins
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#1234 Jefferson's Talents
#1234 Jefferson's Talents
"[Thomas Jefferson] could calculate an eclipse, survey an estate, tie an artery, plan an edifice, try a cause, break a h... Read more
16 May 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #18
#1304 To France
#1304 To France
"This period was, in some ways, the most satisfying period of Jefferson's life, and in some ways it was the most radical... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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1hr 1min
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#1303 Can We Talk?
#1303 Can We Talk?
"He saw a nation that collapsed right in front of him and he thought, 'well, I wonder why nations collapse,' and I think... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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56mins
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#1301 Farewell Address
#1301 Farewell Address
"George Washington ... was as close to a perfect human being as we believed existed on Earth." — Clay S. Jenkinson portr... Read more
28 Aug 2018
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59mins