it is not a pretty story, but henry wiencek tells it very well. i might add that the jeffersonian establishment has taken issue, to put it mildly, with the take of wiencek on their man. for the harrisons wiencek won a national book critics circle award and for an imperfect god he won a los angeles times book price. he lives and works at an independent scholar in a place where thomas jefferson has a stronger presence than perhaps anywhere but monticello itself. please welcome henry wiencek. [applause] >> thank you very much, dennis. the jesuits certainly do have an effect on me. i think that one of the things they gave me was something of a stood me in good stead during my george washington book and jefferson book. to take a careful look at the text go back to the original documents, look at them yourself one bylined award by word, and see what has been left out breezy if somebody else who purports to be an expert has twisted, omitted, or in some way distorted with the original says. that was the path that i took which turned out to be a very diffe