Oshaughnessy about jeffersons aspirations for his university. His book is a twin biography of jefferson and retirement and of the university of virginias first years in seeking to understand figures from the past the ability to read their own recorded thoughts is immensely valuable todays author andrew j. Oshaughnessy used founders online in researching. This book founders online a website hosted by the National Archives through the National Historical publications and Records Commission has transcriptions of thousands of documents written by and to the nations founders. Jeffersons letter to peel is easily accessible on founders online and that portal also gives us the context for the title of todays book. In an 1820 letter at the end of a proud description of the new university jefferson told us correspondent. This institution will be based on the limitable freedom of the human mind. For here. We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead nor to tolerate any error. So long as
Association. Doctor matthew costello, Vice President of the david m. Rubenstein center for white house history and Senior Historian at the White House Historical association will moderate the conversation. Our first panelist is Leslie Greene bowman president of the Thomas Jefferson foundation which owns and operates monticello. In addition to this work, she is served by president ial appointment for the committee for the preservation of the white house under president joe biden, donald trump, barack obama, george w. Bush into bill clinton. Stuart mcclinton is president of the association, leading the associations nonpartisan, on Profit Mission to preserve conservation at the white house private funding. John John Stanwich serves as the park service to the white house. Overseeing the Park Services responsibility through the care of the white house and its grounds, as well as the park areas immediately surrounding the white house. Finally, we are joined by lydia tederick, creator of the
Harper, who you heard from earlier, will be joining the panel. Dr. Ben harper initiated research at highland that led to the discovery of the archaeological remains of the monroes main house and opened a new chapter of site interpretation with inclusive narratives enriched by descendant collaboration. Our next panelist, andrew davenport, is the public historian at the Thomas Jefferson foundation and manager of the getting word africanamerican oral history project at monticello. He is currently a ph. D. Candidate at Georgetown University ity. Our final panelist is my colleague lena mann, historian at the White House Historical association. Lenas research at the association focuses on the enslaved individuals that built, lived and worked in the white house. Please join me in welcoming our panelists to the stage. Oh, great. Good, good. Good afternoon. Thats nice and enthusiastic after that wonderful life. Mm hmm. I actually think is there nap room . Well, its a pleasure to be here this af
Doctor matthew costello, Vice President of the david m. Rubenstein center for white house history and Senior Historian at the White House Historical association will moderate the conversation. Our first panelist is Leslie Greene bowman president of the Thomas Jefferson foundation which owns and operates monticello. In addition to this work, she is served by president ial appointment for the committee for the preservation of the white house under president joe biden, donald trump, barack obama, george w. Bush into bill clinton. Stuart mcclinton is president of the association, leading the associations nonpartisan, on Profit Mission to preserve conservation at the white house private funding. John John Stanwich serves as the park service to the white house. Overseeing the Park Services responsibility through the care of the white house and its grounds, as well as the park areas immediately surrounding the white house. Finally, we are joined by lydia tederick, creator of the white house.
Im happy to now introduce our final panel today, which brings together a highly Impressive Group of scholars and practitioners dedicated to the preservation of the white house something thats very near and dear to us here at the White House Historical association, dr. Matthew costello Vice President of the David M Rubenstein National Center for white house history and Senior Historian at the White House Historical association will moderate the conversation. Our first panelist is leslie green bowman president of the Thomas Jefferson foundation which owns and operates monticello in addition to this work. She has served by president ial appointment on the committee for the preservation of the white house under president s Joe Biden Donald trump Barack Obama George w bush and bill clinton. Stuart mclaurin is president of the White House Historical association leading the associations nonprofit nonpartisan mission to support conserv. Station and preservation at the white house with private