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Thomas Jefferson: The Pursuit of Liberty

He hoped to be remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and as the founder of the University of Virginia. Today we celebrate Thomas Jefferson as the man who forged the American credo of human equality and of personal as opposed to government rights: a superb writer, an innovative thinker, a public servant of the highest order whose noble legacy is marred by the irreconcilable disparity between his idealistic words about the equality of all men while he was himself a slaveholder. This documentary, shot at all the major Jefferson sites, explores his life and career and offers insights into his achievements by former President Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, George F. Will, and Professor Merrill Peterson. Narrated by Edward Herrmann and produced for the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. (38 minutes)

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VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-0344-0
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-5138-4


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