#1317 Madison's Letters
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🗓️ 18 December 2018
⏱️ 57 minutes
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"Jefferson yielded to Madison's stronger concern. He needed him and he trusted him." — Clay S. Jenkinson
Clay and David discuss a number of letters between Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that reveal their working relationship, their friendship, and how Madison protected Jefferson politically.
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| 0:51.3 | So we're getting the pitches out of the way at the top of this podcast intro. |
| 0:55.3 | I didn't regard that as a pitch. |
| 0:56.6 | I regarded as an opportunity. |
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