[laughter] i found this random fact that you played thomas jefferson on tv at one time.e or false? >> that is 100% true. [laughter] this is actually, i worked on a food show on the food network called "good eats" hosted by alton brown, my very first and my job was a production assistant. it was nothing glamorous. i was plunging toilets, making coffee, helping with whatever needed be done. my very first day on the job he looks at me and goes, put that guy in a wig we need a thomas jefferson. i had one line and it was Ãb "i declare these sprouts to be delicious". my one line came at the end of like a three minute monologue that elton had to do and i screwed it up like three or four times and he got really upset. justifiably so. that was my first day working on "good eats". i have to say, i'm glad that you googled me because i also googled you. [laughter] i heard that you identify as a cyborg. can you explain that a bit?>> indeed, you wouldn't know it by looking at me, i don't have the equipment. i'm a five-year-old cyborg actually. my internal machine is internal. i have a

on our website. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> u.s. capitol historical society chief historian discusses a to mulch was interaction between democratic republican presidential candidate thomas jefferson and federalist members of the congress. how political differences between the two parties led them to politicize many aspects of daily life.

on american history tv on c-span3, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. it is also available as a podcast. announcer: up next, thomas jeffersonill barker, discusses his love of gardening from the west lawn of monticello. he talks about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. he also recounts how he learned about new plants in his travels in europe and from lewis and clark's travels across the west, and how he introduced those plants to american society. this video is courtesy of thomas jefferson's monticello in charlottesville, virginia. thomas jefferson: well, good afternoon, my friends, my fellow citizens. what a pleasure to greet you once more here on our mountain here at monticello. and what a pleasure to be out of doors here amongst the wonders of nature, particularly that we can stand together underneath this live oak, one of

on our website. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> u.s. capitol historical society chief historian discusses a to mulch was interaction between democratic republican presidential candidate thomas jefferson and federalist members of the congress. how political differences between the two parties led them to politicize many aspects of daily life. historical society provided video of this event. is the enoch girl scholars series. we thought we would start with our own. one of the nations finest scholars on the first congress. that early time in the development of our country. we have been fortunate to have him as part of our society team. he was 20 seven years working on the first congress program. he has put together a very imaginative presentation. using primary sources, letters of the time, where people wrote to one another about science, food, culture. the back and forth that made early days in washington. usinvite you to stay with for questions and answers. will do his presentation and i will work through the questions. questionscouple of during the presentation. the majority will calm at the conclusion. andse put your questions in i will try to work them through both at the end and a

jefferson. godspeed. >> you are watching american history tv with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, archival films, lectures in college classrooms and visits to museums and historic places. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> american history c-span3 exploring the events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 2:00 eastern on oral history, an interview with courtland cox covering his time at howard university, his involvement in the student nonviolent correlating committee and serving the secretary-general of the 1974 and african congress. on sunday at 4:00 eastern on real america, the 1963 nbc news the american revolution of 1963." with protests from georgia, alabama, maryland, and englewood, new jersey, chicago and brooklyn. at 7:00 p.m., a discussion on congress, political parties and andrization with historians political scientists. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, an author talks about his book. john f. kennedy and the 48 hours that made history. 1963 thatd 11th, defined jfk's response to the nuclear arms race and civil rights. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. up next, a visit to philadelphia's museum of

one night reboot of "the jeffersons." of course, i'm here in los angeles, where this weekend i'll be participating in that classic summertime activity: mitigating risk. it's a confusing time here in hollywood. tvmping up as productions try to answer the age-old question, is it possible to entertain americans without giving a communicable respiratory disease to ken jeong? but i'm very excited to be hosting these next few nights. we have some truly incredible guests coming on and one that i cannot stand.

tv only on c-span3. announcer: to mark patriots' day, a massachusetts state holiday commemorating the battles of lexington, concord, and menotomy in april of 1775, monticello hosts a conversation with president thomas jefferson, portrayed by bill barker. he recounts the events from the time of the battles to july, 1776, events that led to the decision by the 13 colonies to break with great britain. he then explains how he was involved in creating the declaration of independence and what he hopes americans might learn from it. this video is courtesy of thomas jefferson's monticello in charlottesville, virginia. thomas jefferson: oh, my, well, i have finished. and good afternoon indeed, mr. light, and to all of our friends, welcome once again here to our house, to monticello. mr. light, as you refer of course to patriots' day, so we have heard it now referred to ourselves in virginia, nothing could please us more in virginia to be reminded, if you will, about our initial associations with massachusetts. yes, patriots' day is something that we are happy to be reminded of, as i know all of our friends in massachusetts continue to be reminded of that occasion in which the citizen body there stood staunchly agains

one night reboot of "the jeffersons." of course, i'm here in los angeles, where this weekend i'll be participating in that classic summertime activity: mitigating risk. it's a confusing time here in hollywood. tv and films are slowly ramping up as productions try to answer the age-old question, is it possible to entertain americans without giving a communicable respiratory disease to ken jeong? but i'm very excited to be hosting these next few nights. we have some truly incredible guests coming on and one that i cannot stand. but i've always wanted to host a late-night talk show so someday i hope to. because this is not a late night talk show. this is like hosting the world's saddest make-up tutorial. and now let's put a comedic spin on some devastating news. as you may know, wearing face masks that help prevent covid-19 has weirdly become some kind of political issue. angry americans have been sending death threats to health officials who've been advocating for mask requirements. which i think is such a waste of time. you're already not wearing a mask in the middle of a pandemic, we know you want to kill us! we knew that back when you kept wearing guns to chipotle. america, what are we doing?

tv, on demand shows and movies even your dvr recordings. download the xfinity stream app today to stream the entertainment you love. xfinity. the future of awesome. >> harris: a direct descendant of thomas jefferson's the removal of the memorial to our third president in washington, d.c. lucian truscott the fourth rights in a "new york times" op-ed that abolitionist harriet tubman should replace jefferson. "to see a 19-foot tall bronze statue of a black woman who was a and also a patriot in place of a white man who enslaved hundreds of men and women is not a recent history, it's telling the real history of america." truscott says jefferson's home at monticello in virginia is the only memorial we need, because it provides full context of his ties to slavery. juan, i will come to you first. >> juan: i think it's telling, because it's not about erasing history, as you just read from mr. truscott. it is really about saying, "here's the full story." harriet tubman is quite a story, just as a point of comparison. again, not a recent history, but telling a fuller story. she rescued, i believe, 70 people in terms of the underground railroad. she was also someone who was in the union army, as a spy and acti

tv only on c-span3. announcer: to mark patriots' day, a massachusetts state holiday commemorating the battles of lexington, concord, and menotomy in april of 1775, monticello hosts a conversation with president thomas jefferson, portrayed by bill barker. he recounts the events from the time of the battles to july,

tv on and there's my mom. there's a rerun of "the jeffersons" and it's beautiful because not everybody gets to see somebody passedeen. it's like she's still alive because she's right there. >> "let love rule" made kravitz a star and his next two albums went double platinum with soulful songs. ♪ and indelible guitar riffs. in 1998 kravitz released the album "5" which won two grammys and went platinum three times over. "i want to get away ♪ ♪ i want to fly away when the guitar, the drums and the vocals come together, kravitz finds what he calls the groove. >> what does that mean, what is groove? >> groove is your rhythm, your sense of groove. everybody groove's differently. people play on the beat, some play behind the beat.ometely pe soul with one note. whereas a guy could take a solo and play a thousand notes and you feel nothing. so it's really about your soul, your spirit, your groove. that's the gift. >> after a lifetime spent innovating, lenny kravitz still is thinking about his next creative moves. >> is there something else, lenny, that's out there that you dream about doing? >> i just want to keep being cr