EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 46 MIN
Jane Kamensky: The Framers Were People
from The A250 Interviews · host iCivics
Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison. How do we teach students about these people, taking into account 250 years of hindsight? Were they heroes? Villains? Or ordinary people in extraordinary times?Today we talk with Jane Kamensky, CEO and President of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Previously, Jane was a professor at Harvard University, and served as head of the Schlesinger Library. Jane is also the author of numerous books on the founding period. Jane speaks with us about our evolving approach to the framers, as well as her work developing the The Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.
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Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison. How do we teach students about these people, taking into account 250 years of hindsight? Were they heroes? Villains? Or ordinary people in extraordinary times?Today we talk with Jane Kamensky, CEO and President of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Previously, Jane was a professor at Harvard University, and served as head of the Schlesinger Library. Jane is also the author of numerous books on the founding period. Jane speaks with us about our evolving approach to the framers, as well as her work developing the The Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy.
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