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    Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in Conversation

    Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello hosted a conversation between Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by Bill Robling and Bill Barker. They revisited their lifelong association, es…

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    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…

    325 views
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    Thomas Jefferson and Education

    Thomas 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…

    403 views
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    Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence

    To 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…

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    Jefferson, Lafayette and the French Revolution

    Thomas 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…

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    Gardening at Monticello

    Thomas 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…

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    Thomas Jefferson and George Washington

    Veteran historical interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson and George Washington engaged in a conversation about their roles in the Revolutionary War and the constitutional government that …

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    Interpreting Thomas Jefferson and Slavery

    Thomas 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…

    643 views
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    Open Phones with Thomas Jefferson Portrayer

    Thomas 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.

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    Jefferson Birthday Proclamation Signing

    Thomas 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…

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    Thomas Jefferson Reenactment

    Bill 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…

    912 views
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    Life of President Thomas Jefferson

    On 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…

    554 views