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reason.tv recently sat down Alan Pell Crawford, author of the new book Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, which details in meticulous and lively detail the late life of America's third president.
In this 20-minute interview, Crawford, a one-time press secretary to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and widely published journalist, discusses Jefferson's massive contributions to American political discourse; his role in creating the University of Virginia; his relationship to Sally Hemings, slavery, and manumission; and much, much more.
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|2.27.08 @ 3:09PM|#
Damn. He even looks like Jefferson.
|2.27.08 @ 3:42PM|#
Wow, that was good. I might have to get his book.
|2.27.08 @ 3:47PM|#
He also kinda looks like Geddy Lee circa 2018. From the still, anyway.
|2.27.08 @ 3:51PM|#
Interesting~
Thanks!
Petunia Wainwright|2.27.08 @ 4:10PM|#
reason sucks
|2.27.08 @ 4:15PM|#
You're wrong, Petunia. Only their male writers do.
|2.27.08 @ 4:26PM|#
From what he describes, Twilight at Monticello sounds like it would be an awesome movie. It'd be like "The Money Pit" meets the "1776" musical.
|2.27.08 @ 4:49PM|#
Only, you know, without the sex-crazed wife, the perverted Ben Franklin, and Knight Rider as John Adams.
Continental Congress|2.27.08 @ 5:03PM|#
SIT DOWN JON, SIT DOWN JON, FOR GOD'S SAKE SIT DOWN.
Kevin|2.27.08 @ 5:16PM|#
To quote Thomas Jefferson: "'Twould be great if thou didst turn on comments on thine video page instead (insteadst?) of makest-ing the people traverse to this blogst."
|2.27.08 @ 5:19PM|#
To quote Thomas Jefferson: "'Twould be great if thou didst turn on comments on thine video page instead (insteadst?) of makest-ing the people traverse to this blogst."
The man was so ahead of his time
|2.27.08 @ 5:22PM|#
Jefferson talked in bad Elizabethan English? He was quite a bit behind his time then.
Kevin|2.27.08 @ 5:54PM|#
You don't know that for sure, Warty. Bad Elizabethan English could be future slang! 'Thou' and 'thine' are making a comeback, I tell you. Methinks.
|2.27.08 @ 5:57PM|#
"Duckets" has already came back.
|2.27.08 @ 7:16PM|#
Are you sure this guy isn't Siegfried, looking for a post-Roy career?
drawn asunder|2.27.08 @ 8:13PM|#
Carson, from Queer Eye.
Gaying it forward.
|2.27.08 @ 9:34PM|#
download link for iPod format would be appreciated. Or just give me a flv file and I'll convert it myself.
this goes for other videos as well.
Kevin|2.27.08 @ 11:07PM|#
Seriously though, do we HAVE to visit this blog if we want to comment on the videos? I don't dislike your blog, I just don't often read it. But I've got your videos on RSS, because I find them extremely interesting.
I'll probably keep watching the videos because I'm a huge fan of Drew Carey, but I won't come back here to comment, and without comments on the video site, I won't need to revisit old videos.
Just a head's up for your accounting dept.