The Thomas Jefferson Hour
Genre | Educational |
---|---|
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Syndicates | Prairie Public Radio |
Hosted by | David Swenson |
Starring | Clay Jenkinson |
Created by | Clay Jenkinson |
Recording studio | Makoché Recording Studios Bismarck, North Dakota |
Original release | 1994 (1994)[1] – 2023 |
No. of episodes | 1548 [note 1] |
Website | jeffersonhour |
Podcast | jeffersonhour |
The Thomas Jefferson Hour was a syndicated public radio program and podcast produced in Bismarck, North Dakota. It featured author-historian Clay S. Jenkinson in a first-person portrayal of Thomas Jefferson, the third US President, and was co-hosted by David Swenson.[3] Jenkinson remained in-character as Jefferson throughout the first half of the program, delivering monologues and answering listener questions regarding Jefferson's personal and political life and the history of early America. The character of Jefferson generally confined his discussion to matters of history, politics, and philosophy as indirect context for modern times, but at times provided a limited analysis of current events (carefully attempting to limit his analysis to matters on which the actual Jefferson's view might be meaningfully determined). In the second portion of the program, Jenkinson stepped out of character to discuss his in-character answers during the first half of the show and also to talk generally about the topic of the episode.
History
The Jefferson Hour began production in Reno, Nevada in the 1990s.[1] For 12 years, Jenkinson collaborated with co-host Bill Chrystal[4] (not to be confused with commentator Bill Kristol), a Congregational pastor and fellow historical interpreter. Chrystal was not the original co-host of the program, however.[5] Jenkinson moved back to North Dakota in 2005, and introduced himself at Swenson's Makoché Recording Studios. Swenson agreed to co-host the program for a few transitional weeks, but was ultimately the "semi-permanent guest host" for 19 years.[2] The Thomas Jefferson Hour was superseded by Listening to America with Clay Jenkinson in May 2023.[6]
Notes
- ^ This count reflects the current episode number. In episode #987, however, Swenson explains that a numbering discontinuity was introduced when the program moved to North Dakota.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Episode #998 Interchange of Sentiments" (Podcast). 18 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Episode #987 At The Barn" (Podcast). 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Jefferson Hour "About" page". The Thomas Jefferson Hour. The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Bill Chrystal biography". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Episode #996 Round Two" (Podcast). 4 November 2012.
- ^ "About Listening to America". Listening To America. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
External links
- The Thomas Jefferson Hour website
- v
- t
- e
- 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809)
- 2nd Vice President of the United States (1797–1801)
- 1st United States Secretary of State (1790–1793)
- U.S. Minister to France (1785–1789)
- Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (1783–1784)
- 2nd Governor of Virginia (1779–1781)
- Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775–1776)
- Delegate, Fifth Virginia Convention (1776)
documents of
the United States
- A Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774)
- Olive Branch Petition (initial draft; 1775)
- Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms (1775)
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, 1777 draft and 1786 passage
- Land Ordinance of 1784
- Land Ordinance of 1785
- Northwest Ordinance (1787)
- Co-author, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789)
- Transition
- Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Dunbar and Hunter Expedition
- Red River Expedition
- Pike Expedition
- Cumberland Road
- Embargo Act of 1807
- Chesapeake–Leopard affair
- Non-Intercourse Act
- First Barbary War
- Native American policy
- Burr conspiracy
- Marbury v. Madison
- West Point Military Academy
- State of the Union Addresses
- Cabinet
- Federal judicial appointments
accomplishments
- Early life and career
- Franco-American alliance
- Founder, University of Virginia
- Ratification Day
- Anti-Administration party
- Democratic-Republican Party
- Jeffersonian democracy
- Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and Measures of the United States (1790)
- Residence Act
- Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
- A Manual of Parliamentary Practice (1801)
- American Creed
- Jefferson disk
- Swivel chair
- Megalonyx
architecture
- Barboursville
- Farmington
- Monticello
- Poplar Forest
- University of Virginia
- The Rotunda
- The Lawn
- Jefferson Hall
- Virginia State Capitol
- White House Colonnades
- The Papers of Thomas Jefferson
- Notes on the State of Virginia (1785)
- Proposals for concerted operation among the powers at war with the Pyratical states of Barbary (1786)
- European journey memorandums (1787)
- Indian removal letters
- The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth (c. 1819)
- Jefferson manuscript collection at the Massachusetts Historical Society
- Founders Online
- Age of Enlightenment
- American Enlightenment
- American Philosophical Society
- American Revolution
- patriots
- Member, Virginia Committee of Correspondence
- Committee of the States
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- Historical reputation
- Jefferson and education
- Religious views
- Jefferson and slavery
- Jefferson and the Library of Congress
- Jefferson Pier
- Pet mockingbird
- National Gazette
- Sally Hemings
- Separation of church and state
- The American Museum magazine
- Tufton Farm
- Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Virginia)
- Virginia dynasty
- Ward republic
memorials
- Bibliography
- Jefferson Memorial
- Mount Rushmore
- Birthday
- Thomas Jefferson Building
- Jefferson River
- Jefferson Territory
- Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
- Jefferson Lecture
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
- Thomas Jefferson Star for Foreign Service
- Statues
- Karl Bitter statues
- Hempstead statue
- Louisville statue
- University of Virginia statue
- David d'Angers statue
- Jefferson Literary and Debating Society
- Thomas Jefferson Foundation
- Jefferson Lab
- Monticello Association
- Jefferson City, Missouri
- Jefferson College
- Thomas Jefferson School of Law
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Washington and Jefferson National Forests
- Peaks and mountains
- Jefferson Rock
- Other placenames
- Jefferson–Jackson Day
- Currency depictions
- U.S. postage stamps
- Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
depictions
- The Patriots (1946 play)
- Ben and Me (1953 short)
- 1776
- 1969 musical
- 1972 film
- Jefferson in Paris (1995 film)
- Thomas Jefferson (1997 film)
- Liberty! (1997 documentary series)
- Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series)
- John Adams (2008 miniseries)
- Jefferson's Garden (2015 play)
- Hamilton
- 2015 musical
- 2020 film
- Washington (2020 miniseries)
- Wine bottles controversy
- Cultural depictions of Sally Hemings
- Martha Jefferson (wife)
- Martha Jefferson Randolph (daughter)
- Mary Jefferson Eppes (daughter)
- Harriet Hemings (daughter)
- Madison Hemings (son)
- Eston Hemings (son)
- Thomas J. Randolph (grandson)
- George W. Randolph (grandson)
- Ellen Randolph Coolidge (granddaughter)
- Cornelia Jefferson Randolph (granddaughter)
- Francis Eppes (grandson)
- John Wayles Jefferson (grandson)
- Sarah N. Randolph (great-granddaughter)
- T. Jefferson Coolidge (great-grandson)
- Frederick Madison Roberts (great-grandson)
- Peter Jefferson (father)
- Jane Randolph Jefferson (mother)
- Lucy Jefferson Lewis (sister)
- Randolph Jefferson (brother)
- Peter Carr (nephew)
- Samuel Carr (nephew)
- Dabney Carr (nephew)
- Dabney S. Carr (grand-nephew)
- Isham Randolph (grandfather)
- William Randolph (great-grandfather)
- Henry Soane (2nd great-grandfather)
![]() | This North Dakota–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
![]() ![]() | This article about a radio show or program in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e