Late Nights With Trav And Los
Hosting a Jeffersonian Dinner
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#Jeffersonian Dinners ##Intro I want to talk about what a Jeffersonian Dinner is. ###Q:Have you heard of this? Context: Imagine being invited to a dinner in 1819 at Monticello, at the elegant Virginia home of Thomas Jefferson — president, scientist, farmer, connoisseur, scholar, and author of the Declaration of Independence. Around his table, you’d encounter some of the leading sprits of the age — men and women steeped in politics, literature, the arts, the sciences, theology, history, mores, and manners — people that Mr. Jefferson invited because he found them, intriguing and delightful to spend a stimulating evening with. An evening like this was also a prime source of education both for Mr. Jefferson himself and for the guests around the table, all of whom were engaged citizens, eager to share and debate the varied ideas that would shape the fortunes and spur the development of their rapidly-growing young nation. This was the original Jeffersonian Dinner and these dinner’s have been had by many people ever