Special many series of six lectures lectures entitled great president ial lives. This series is particularly attractive for two main reasons. The first being its timeliness. As we face a president ial Election Year and prepare for it, it will be an insight that all of us can benefit from. The second is the speaker himself. Our esteemed un w. Professor of americas of history, william crawley, who has just completed 50 years on the faculty of the university of mary washington. During that half century, doctor crawley has contributed in innumerable and significant ways. Certainly not least of all, the creation of our renowned Historic Preservation program and the creation of this amazing great lives series. But it is for his excellence in teaching that he is perhaps best known, and certainly to literally thousands of our students who have come through our halls. He has received our institutions highest honors in teaching, both from his colleagues and from his students. Many of whom, throu
Monticello provided the video. We are pleased to partner with mount vernon today to bring you a special q a session with thomas jefferson, as portrayed by bill barker, and george washington, as portrayed by dean melissa. My name is melanie, and i will be moderating your questions for these founding fathers. Gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us today. I look forward to a fascinating conversation. Mr. Jefferson my pleasure. Thank you for being with us. I could not be the more delighted to welcome, truly, my old friend, general washington, to be in company once again. It has been a time, general. Mr. Washington it has been, sir. It is actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not rightly understand how this is happening. Mr. Jefferson i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution. Of the duties of the legislative one body the pursuit of science. Washington which im a strong supporter of. Our first qu
We partner with mount vernon today to bring you a special q a session with Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by bill barker and George Washington as portrayed by. My name is Melanie Boyer thank you so much for being with us today. My pleasure, ms. Boyer. For being with us. I am delighted to welcome my old friend, general washington, to be in company once again. I confess i do not understand how this is happening. I believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written in our constitution, one of the duties of the legislative bodies, the pursuit of science. Which im a strong supporter of. Question, for the two of you. What you remember about your first meeting . Our first meeting. Me,know, if you will allow thosefferson, i reckon who are viewing may or may not be aware that there is an age difference between us. I am older than yourself by 11 or 12 years. 11 years, your excellency. We were both born under the old style calendar. Thats correct. Very confusing at different times. I act
Vernon hosted this program, and monticello provided the video. We are pleased to partner with mount vernon today to bring you a special q a session with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by bill barker, and george washington, as portrayed by dean melissa. I will be moderating doing your questions for these Founding Fathers. Gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us today. I look forward to a fascinating conversation. Bill my pleasure. Thank you for being with us. I could not be the more delighted to welcome my old friend, general washington, to be in company once again. It has been a time, general. Dean it has been, sir. It is actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not rightly understand how this is happening. Bill i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution, one of the duties of the legislative bodies, the pursuit of science. Dean which im a strong supporter of. Our first question for the two of you
For being with us today. I look forward to a fascinating conversation. My pleasure. Thank you for being with us. I could not be the more delighted to welcome my old friend general washington to be in company once again. It has been a time, general. It has been, search. Its actually my pleasure and my honor to be with you, although i confess i do not understand how this is happening. Well i believe, general, it is because of one of the duties written explicitly in our constitution. One of the duties of the legislative body. The pursuit of science. Which i am a strong supporter of. Our first question then. It is for the two of you. What do you remember as your first meeting . First meeting. You know. If you will allow me, mr. Jefferson, i reckon that those who are viewing may or may not be aware that i am older than yourself by 11 or 12 years. 11 years, your excellency. We were both born under the old style calendar. Thats correct. Very confusing at different times. I actually believe i