first lady of virginia is here tonight with us. thank you. [applause] many of you know that gayle had a long and successful journalism career before she turned her sights to monticello. she came to us in 2016. and it is my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague, but more importantly as an honored speaker. a common refrain in gayle s book, and i quote, is giving voice to the ancestors. and she does that of course, by telling their stories. she describes herself as, and i quote, a woman whose voice is used as an instrument. not for herself, but for those written out in history. a woman who, after a lifelong journey, found her family, her home, her purpose. and quote. in part it was because of monticello its work to find and learn of the descendants of its enslaved community in a project called get where she found more of her story. her courage is telling of her story and that of her family provides an inspiration to all of us. and of course, gayle s book includes the w
And americans family. She is professor of law of the new York Law School and professor of history at rutgers university. She is the author of Thomas Jefferson sally henning, which remains most influential study of the subject. She has written numerous articles on jefferson and edited forthcoming reader on jefferson and rates which will be published by Princeton University press. She also had had time to complete a short biography of Andrew Johnson which will be published in the fall of 2009. Please join me in welcoming a net cord in reeves. [applause] thank you, very much for that introduction i love how he says that. [laughter] say it again. Say it again. It is great to be here among some many people that i know. Such a familiar place to me i came back to monticello and many times and it is always good to be here ive never been here when is raining. So, this is an interesting thing for me. A day that began at 4 00 a. M. This morning trying to get there quickly and taking off at 1 00 s
Hello, and good afternoon my name is andrew i am a director of the International Center for jefferson studies. It is my pleasure to introduce our speaker who is here on the launch of perm much anticipated steady the hemming of monticello and americans family. She is professor of law of the new York Law School and professor of history at rutgers university. She is the author of Thomas Jefferson sally henning, which remains most influential study of the subject. She has written numerous articles on jefferson and edited forthcoming reader on jefferson and rates which will be published by Princeton University press. She also had had time to complete a short biography of Andrew Johnson which will be published in the fall of 2009. Please join me in welcoming a net cord in reeves. [applause] thank you, very much for that introduction i love how he says that. [laughter] say it again. Say it again. It is great to be here among some many people that i know. Such a familiar place to me i came bac
Taking his buddy down to the train station, the band plays and once his body rides and jackson theres another parade taking his body home to his wife. You can watch this full conversation anytime at cspan. Org slash history. To welcome you this evening i am Leslie Greene bowman, the president of the Thomas Jefferson foundation and its my distinct pleasure to welcome you this evening as we celebrate the launch of Gayle Jessup White its reclamation, we and the descendants search of their families lasting legacy. Before we get started, i want to welcome a very special guest who is with me tonight. We are greatly honored that the first lady of virginia is here tonight with us. Thank you. [applause] many of you know that gayle had a long and successful journalism career before she turned her sights to monticello. She came to us in 2016. And it is my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague, but more importantly as an honored speaker. A common refrain in gayles book, and i quote, is giv
We and the descendants search of their families lasting legacy. Before we get started, i want to welcome a very special guest who is with me tonight. We are greatly honored that the first lady of virginia is here tonight with us. Thank you. [applause] many of you know that gayle had a long and successful journalism career before she turned her sights to monticello. She came to us in 2016. And it is my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague, but more importantly as an honored speaker. A common refrain in gayles book, and i quote, is giving voice to the ancestors. And she does that of course, by telling their stories. She describes herself as, and i quote, a woman whose voice is used as an instrument. Not for herself, but for those written out in history. A woman who, after a lifelong journey, found her family, her home, her purpose. End of quote. In part it was because of monticello its work to find and learn of the descendants of its enslaved community in a project called gettin