Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams
Historical interpreters Bill Barker and Abigail Schumann brought Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams to life in a candid conversation ranging from the personal to the political. Thomas Jeffer…
330 viewsHistorical interpreters Bill Barker and Abigail Schumann brought Thomas Jefferson and Abigail Adams to life in a candid conversation ranging from the personal to the political. Thomas Jeffer…
330 viewsThomas Jefferson has been called the Sage of Monticello. Historical interpreter Bill Barker talked from Mr. Jefferson’s own Virginia porch to discuss education -- and Mr. Jefferson’s views o…
412 viewsTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jeffe…
954 viewsThomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette -- portrayed by Monticello’s Bill Barker and Colonial Williamsburg’s Mark Schneider-- discussed the French Revolution, the alliance between thei…
1,082 viewsThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who t…
681 viewsVeteran historical interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson and George Washington engaged in a conversation about their roles in the Revolutionary War and the constitutional government that …
865 viewsThomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker and Monticello’s Historic Interpretation Manager, Brandon Dillard, discused how depictions of both slavery and Jefferson’s life have changed over rec…
651 viewsThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, responded to viewer comments and questions about colonial politics. He was interviewed while on the C-SPAN Bus at Colonial Williamsburg.
851 viewsThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Mr. Barker, talked about changes in the White House since he lived there. President Bush spoke briefly about President Thomas Jefferson’s accomplishments, then…
266 viewsBill Barker, dressed in period costume, portrayed Thomas Jefferson in his early years as a young lawyer and statesman. He spoke about Jefferson’s days at the College of William and Mary, sla…
920 viewsOn the anniversary of American independence, Mr. Barker answered questions about the Declaration of Independence and other aspects of Thomas Jefferson as Jefferson himself might have ans…
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