#1261 Jefferson's Table
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🗓️ 21 November 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
"Literally everyone in Washington, D.C. wanted invitations to my White House dinners."
— Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Clay S. Jenkinson
Catherine Jenkinson returns as guest host this week to speak with President Jefferson about all things food and to wish all our listeners a happy Thanksgiving.
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Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.
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| 0:00.0 | Good day Thomas, Jefferson Hour, podcast, |
| 0:03.0 | listeners. What a fun show we have for you this week. |
| 0:07.0 | I was off in the corner of the barn cleaning things up and sweeping. |
| 0:11.0 | It's an ugian time. |
| 0:12.0 | But I got to overhear this week's show and it was pretty terrific. |
| 0:15.9 | Special guest host, none other than my daughter, Catherine Jenkinson. |
| 0:20.3 | You know, it's great to be here, Dad and David David although I'm just sorry to see the state that the barn is in today. |
| 0:26.7 | I'm hooch really just... |
| 0:30.3 | What's wrong with the barn? |
| 0:32.0 | It's a little dirty, it's a little cold. |
| 0:34.0 | It's a barn. |
| 0:35.0 | You raise your children, you send them off for special Ivy League education. |
| 0:38.0 | They come back and they condemn you. |
| 0:40.0 | All kidding aside, it's just wonderful to have you here Catherine. You know we get so many pieces of fan mail about when she coming back again. |
| 0:49.0 | Oh, thank you. I'm thrilled to be here. I'm thrilled to be allowed to come back. Thank you for having me. |
| 0:53.7 | And you are not a barn denier, you know, lots of people say, oh no barn. |
| 0:58.4 | I would never. I would never deny something as concrete as the barn. |
| 1:03.0 | Concrete is not really concrete. |
| 1:05.0 | Well, you know, there's straw and there's hay. |
| 1:07.0 | But let's talk about what's coming up on the show. |
| 1:09.0 | It's a great show. |
| 1:10.0 | It's perfectly timed. |
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