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US Presidents
8:00 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Thomas Jefferson V. Theodore Roosevelt: A 21st Century Presidential Debate

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Thomas Jefferson v. Theodore Roosevelt: Great American presidents in a 21st Century debate.

Clay Jenkinson assumes both sides in a debate between two of the country's greatest presidents: Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt. Jenkinson is a historian who commonly lectures as different historical figures. He spoke at Seattle's Town Hall on December 1, 2012.

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History
7:03 am
Fri December 14, 2012

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History
8:00 pm
Thu December 13, 2012

Thomas Jefferson: Success, Power And Vision

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Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale.

Jon Meacham's new biography of Thomas Jefferson paints the founding father as the most successful political leader of early America, and possibly all of US history. "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" discusses Jefferson's passion for his nation in the country's fledgling years and reviews the man's genius and his faults.

Meacham spoke at Seattle's Town Hall on November 28, 2012.

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Books
10:00 am
Thu December 13, 2012

Douglas Smith On The Final Days Of The Russian Aristocracy

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In 1917, the glittering elite of Tzarist Russia were crushed, practically overnight, by the Communist revolution. What happened to the nearly two million people who lived at the top of Russian society? Douglas Smith, awarding-winning historian and author, joins us to talk about "Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy."

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