Aug 11
Thomas Jefferson, Our Third President”
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Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center
900 Larsen Park Road
Sioux City IA, 51103
Price: Free
Date: October 27, 2024
Time: 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Award-winning author and historian Don Hickey will deliver an illustrated lecture on Jefferson at the Betty Strong Encounter Center at 2:00 PM on October 27, 2024. Admission is free with a reception to follow.
Thomas Jefferson, a Renaissance man with broad interests and a powerful intellect, was known as the apostle of freedom because he wrote the Declaration of Independence, was co-founder (with James Madison) of the Democratic party and promoted "an empire for liberty" with the Louisiana purchase. But he also supported slavery, led the campaign to dispossess the Indians in the Old Northwest, and favored the ruthless use of government power in support of the disastrous 15-month embargo that marred his second term as president.
