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Thomas Jefferson: An American Original

Thomas Jefferson: An American Original

FromAspen Ideas to Go


Thomas Jefferson: An American Original

FromAspen Ideas to Go

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In honor of President's Day, biographer Jon Meacham explores Jefferson's complicated legacy and suggests how we might reclaim the Jeffersonian insistence that political leaders be conversant with the philosophical and cultural currents of their time. Meacham wrote the No. 1 New York Times bestseller "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."
Released:
Feb 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Aspen Ideas to Go is a show about big ideas that will open your mind. Featuring compelling conversations with the world’s top thinkers and doers from a diverse range of disciplines, Aspen Ideas to Go gives you front-row access to the Aspen Ideas Festival and other events presented by the Aspen Institute.