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Professor Ellis is the author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. He discussed the controversy surrounding this week’s discovery of DNA evidence that Thomas Jefferson was …

Moderated by Richard Samuelson, was a panel of Jefferson scholars at the 1998 Jefferson Symposium. They discussed the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, their contribution…

After an introduction by Adams and Jefferson scholar Richard Samuelson, Professor Joseph Ellis talked about the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. He is the author of biog…

Author/Historian Joseph Ellis, author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, delivered the commencement address at the College of William and Mary. He talked about expectatio…

This program featured readings by nominees for the National Book Critics Circle Awards. The National Book Critics Circle is a 25-year-old organization, comprised of some 600 book critics and…