Thomas Jefferson: The Most Frequently Asked Questions

Today, in honor of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, Bruce shared the answers to the most-frequently asked questions about our nation’s third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence.  Listen to the podcast of his interview with Bill Martinez, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Bill Martinez Live (billmartinezlive.com), to hear the answers to these questions:

• How did Jefferson get chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence? 
• What were congress’s priorities when it reviewed Jefferson’s draft?
• How did Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence change our fundamental understanding of how government should work?
• Did Jefferson father children with his slave mistress Sallie Hemings? 
• Was Thomas Jefferson an anomaly? 
• What were Jefferson’s views on religion? 
•  Was he the greatest writer ever to serve as president?

 

Part I (15 mins)

Part II (15 mins)