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Thomas Jefferson
18th February 1997 1 hour 27 mins Season 1 Episode 1

Jefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man – a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an architect. As a young man, he was transformed by the fire of the Enlightenment into America’s most articulate voice for human liberty.

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Jefferson’s last years were spent founding the University of Virginia and reestablishing his friendship, after decades of estrangement, from his onetime rival John Adams. His influence on and vision for our country reverberates to this day.
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01 Sam Waterston profile Sam Waterstonas Thomas Jefferson (voice) 02 Blythe Danner profile Blythe Danneras Martha Jefferson (voice) 03 Gwyneth Paltrow profile Gwyneth Paltrowas Jefferson's grandaughter (voice) 04 Ossie Davis profile Ossie Davisas Narrator (voice) 05 Michael Potts profile Michael Pottsas Isaac 06 Gore Vidal profile Gore Vidalas Self 07 George Will profile George Willas Self 08 Ken Burns profile Ken BurnsDirector / Creator 09 Geoffrey C. Ward profile Geoffrey C. WardWriter
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