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Originally Posted by Darqref
A short time ago, I discovered a program on NPR called "the Jefferson Hour", that had a half hour conversation with an actor portraying President Jefferson, and then another half hour talking with the same actor not in personality. Seems a well put-together show, with an interesting topic for the few times I've managed to listen - it's on late on Sunday eve on our local station.
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love that show, and have a copy of
The Jefferson Bible by Thomas Jefferson that Clay Jenkinson signed for me when he presided over the opening of one of our local library branches. I used to listen every week to his show on NPR, but these days I listen to them as podcasts via iTunes. Mr. Jenkinson is a remarkable scholar. His knowledge of the most minute details of Jefferson's life and his ability to speak extemporaneously on the subject are legendary. He once on the show said that the only person he ever met who knew more about Jefferson than he did was (the late) Carl Sagan, whom he met at a White House function to which both were invited.