Jefferson, Thomas & Jenkinson, Clay — The Author of the Declaration of Independence
Radio Curious revisits a 1994 conversation with Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States as portrayed by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson.
Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America, stands as one of the lead political theorists of American history. His ward republican theory required an agrarian population, a government originating in the individual household, and a consistently questioning and rebellious public.My guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Mr. Jefferson, personified by Clay Jenkinson.We discussed what has gone wrong in the US since Mr. Jefferson was President and addressed some of his concepts of what are necessary for a democracy.
The book Thomas Jefferson recommends is “The History of the Peloponnesian War,” by Thuclydides.
The book C. Jenkinson recommends is “In the Absence of the Sacred,” by Jerry Mander.
Originally Broadcast: May 21, 1994
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