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#1397 4th of July
Episode 1397

#1397 4th of July

Listening to America · Listening to America

June 30, 202059m 33s

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Show Notes

Our annual Independence Day show, one of only two holidays that Jefferson celebrated. We are joined by Joseph Ellis who shares some perspective on the day, and shares his insights including John Adam's belief that Independence Day would always be celebrated on July 2nd, and a discussion of a very significant paragraph Jefferson wrote for the Declaration of Independence that congress edited out.

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