friendships that perhaps is forgotten in american history, is that of thomas jefferson and benjamin henry latrobe. jefferson, like samuel hauck, the quaker who was head of the board of the bank of pennsylvania, appreciated latrobe's genius, and appointed him surveyor of buildings which gave him control over what was called then the president's house, and, of course, the u.s. capitol, the two most important pieces of civic architecture in the early nation. this is a view of latrobe's vision of our capital. you will see that it replicates his neoclassicism. there are the low saucer domes. there's the portico. there are the balance symmetry and the idea of a harmonious building where everything fits together. i believe, of course this is speculation, latrobe is long dead, that he would've hated the huge dome that so many americans celebrate over our capital today. in any case he and jefferson collaborated, and they were times when they both were at odds over how to light, whether it would be lanterns in these areas or would there be sky risings. they had a a falling out and l latrobe produced this w

tonight she'll talk to us about her latest book "building america: the life of benjamin henry latrobebaker will be joined in converon