EVENT DETAILS
Acclaimed historian Annette Gordon-Reed is renowned for her work uncovering both the political and the private life of one of America’s most celebrated Founders, Thomas Jefferson. Join us for an in-depth look at the enigmatic third President’s vision of himself, the Revolution, and the American experiment taking shape around him.
Annette Gordon-Reed is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. David M. Rubenstein (moderator), an American philanthropist, is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group.
LOCATION
The Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
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