Conversations With History

Historic Interview with Thomas Jefferson in Boulder, February 24 and with Theodore Roosevelt in Denver, February 25, 2010

Join the University of Colorado's Center of the American West, the Center for Western Civilization and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science as they bring history alive through a series of interviews between Patty Limerick and the historic figures of Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt portrayed by actor Clay Jenkinson.

Interview with Thomas Jefferson

February 24, 2010
7:00p.m.
Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law School, CU Campus (Map)

At 7:00pm on February 24, 2010, in the Wittemyer Courtroom on the CU Campus, Patty Limerick will interview Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by Clay Jenkinson. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States, an avid inventor, and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.

Interview with Theodore Roosevelt

February 25, 2010
7:00p.m.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science

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At 7:00pm on February 25, 2010, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Patty Limerick will have the pleasure of interviewing Theodore Roosevelt as portrayed by Clay Jenkinson. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States and is remembered for his leadership of the Progressive Movement and his "cowboy" image.

Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt will be played by actor Clay Jenkinson. Jenkinson is a humanities scholar, author and social commentator who has devoted most of his professional career to public humanities programs and is considered one of the most entertaining public speakers in the United States. His performances are always humorous, educational, thought provoking and enlightening, while maintaining a steady focus on ideas. Jenkinson is also one of the nation's leading interpreters of Thomas Jefferson. He has lectured about and portrayed Jefferson in forty-nine states over a period of fifteen years. Clay also portrays Meriwether Lewis, John Wesley Powell, J. Robert Oppenheimer and Theodore Roosevelt. He has performed before Supreme Court justices, presidents, eighteen state legislatures, and countless public, corporate and student audiences as well as appearing on The Today Show, Politically Incorrect, The Colbert Report and CNN.