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  • Object(-ive) History at Monticello

    Object(-ive) History at Monticello
    2024/05/04
    30 分
  • Restoring an American Icon

    Restoring an American Icon
    2024/01/23
    31 分
  • A Crusade for Monticello

    A Crusade for Monticello
    2023/11/28
    24 分
  • Restoring Jefferson's Reputation

    Restoring Jefferson's Reputation
    2023/10/10
    28 分
  • Paying for Monticello

    Paying for Monticello
    2023/08/29
    In 1923, the newly created Thomas Jefferson Foundation fulfilled its primary purpose by acquiring Monticello to preserve it in Jefferson’s memory. But now it had another problem: money. Faced with a large mortgage and impending repairs to the main house, the new owners had to move fast to hire staff and find novel ways to pay for it all. Along the way, the Foundation would employ ingenious fundraising, stage some very unusual publicity stunts, and in the end, help restore not only Jefferson’s home but his reputation as one of America’s Founders.
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    27 分
  • Who Owns Monticello?

    Who Owns Monticello?
    2023/07/19
    The battle for Monticello was waged with pamphlets and letters. It was waged in Congress and in newspapers. It was even waged Good Housekeeping! It was a knock-down, drag-out, often dirty fight that ultimately ushered in a new era of how Americans preserved, honored, and examined their history. Join us for the first installment of "Sharing History: 100 Years of Telling American Stories at Monticello," a limited podcast series about the history of Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which was founded in 1923 to acquire Jefferson's mountaintop home and open it to the public.
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    24 分