I am the editor of the papers of Thomas Jefferson at monticello. We are here today to talk about jefferson and his correspondents. My moderator will be my steamed colleague who handled questions for us. I will turn it over to her. Thanks, jeff. Can you start by telling us what is your role in working with jeffersons correspondents . Im in charge of a project to produce a total of 24 volumes between 1809 in 1826. I work with a total of ten people to do that. Our job is to take jeffersons letters and papers and produce and authoritative addition for those years that will enable future scholars to rely on that and not have to go back to the originals. So then, what exactly do you do as a documentary editor . One of the most important things is to make it clear what we arent. You hear of a documentary editor and you think either that you are creating them documentaries, and we have in fact have people apply for jobs were baffled at first because the application was all about how they could
Decisionmaking process that they left the bench. Im an advocate and i was glad to be an advocate. I found the process enormously challenging. I have to say i love the opportunity to resolve this u disputes, large and small, but some of them have a large public significance and that is a very satisfying role. Watch after words on book tv on cspan2. A look at changing demographics in western states. In this 50 minute portion, officials from pew research, gallup and microsoft discuss employment and other trends in western states over the past 25 years and some of the trends they perceive in technology and immigration. The western Governors Association held its 201 2017 winter meeting at the Biltmore Hotel in phoenix. We are down to our last panel on this very pack today so i invite the roundtable participants to come to the desk with dispatch and while youre doing that, i will recognize the moderator of the panel to make some introductory remarks and introductions, the honorable john from
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It is such an incredibly important subject and one these folks have mined for many many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs i have ever seen. Among other things, its complete, doesnt happen that often. The Founding Fathers papers pirbed when were all dead. The fact this group of people so marvelously put together 22 volumes and tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one i recommend to all. Because the guys got together and wrote the constitution really quickly given the fact as bill clinton says, it should be called lets make a deal. We werent there, the press, and made its easier and they have this piece of paper and they sell it and sold it quite virrously with different people contradicting each other. I reread quickly the executive sessions, sections of the federalist papers and the difference between the way madison and hamilton saw that is quite stark. Her
Government and decide how it should function. This is an hour and a half recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting held this year in washington. Hi, everybody, im Cokey Roberts and im here in my history hat as a writer of history and student of current history, but it is a thrill to have this panel on First Federal congress. It is such an incredibly important subject and one that these folks have mined asid uously for many, many years. The history project on the First Federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that ive ever seen. Among other things, its complete, which you know, doesnt happen that often. I mean, the Founding Fathers papers will be you know, being published when were all dead. And so this fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all, because you know, the