049 Jefferson and Adams: Founders, Foes, and Friends




In The Past Lane - The Podcast About History and Why It Matters show

Summary: This week at In The Past Lane, the history podcast, we look at the fractious and imperfect, but also quite revealing relationship between two of the most brilliant Founders, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The two came from radically different backgrounds, but nonetheless became friends and key figures in the revolutionary struggle. To make sense of this odd couple relationship, I’ll speak with historian Gordon Wood to talk about his latest book, Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.