Actually involved. Get informed straight from the source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word on the Nations Capital to wherever you are. It is the opinion that matters the most. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Thank you all for coming this evening. I want to welcome you. I have the privilege of being president and ceo of the foundation and we are so happy to have you here tonight. Our third series, a third of our series tonight. These informal events are intended to offer quinces of the United States history as it relates to Andrew Jackson america and enjoy some way which i see you are all taking advantage of. History is better. T [laughter] history is revealed so november 2001 marks 2021 bicentennial of andrew and Rachel Jackson in the sun future jackson junior came into the newlyly constructed ho. While significantly it was sandra from the twostory house they lived in for the prior 17 years. The question is, why did the jacksons choose to disrupt
Part of their great lives lecture series. [applause] [clears throat] wow. It is perhaps appropriate that on Thomas Jeffersons birthday, we bring to you one of our most prestigious speakers. One of jeffersons cleverest biographers. Professor Annette Gordon reed is the one who definitively cracked the case, as our speaker on tuesday might have said, on one of American Historys most complex and now expunged until now, expunged stories, which is the relationship between the jeffersons and the hemmings. Professor gordon reed is the Charles Morin professor of american legal history, and a professor of history arts and science at harvard university. She has a jaw dropping list of honors, i will read you a few. Fellowship from the dorothy and lose the Common Center for scholars and writers at the new york public library, a guggenheim fellowship, a macarthur fellowship, the National Humanities medal, and the woman of power and influence award from the National Organization for women in new york
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