this is a monticello slide of the kitchenette monticello. the white house kitchen would have been similar indeed to this. jefferson brought up from monticello three young, enslaved girls in their teens, 15, 16, 17, in that range. initially the first one, called ursula granger, was brought up alone. the reason he brought these young women in was to have them learn french cuisine from the french chef he brought on to prepare meals in the president's house. so they had a kind of an apprenticeship learning that craft. ursula granger went back to monticello after just a few months, delivering her first child. after that, jefferson brought up two other young girls in their teens, edie fawcett and fanny hearn. both of whom had husbands at monticello, one was a wagoner and the other a blacksmith. these young girls learned from the french chef and lived under the same conditions as the white servants and when his presidency ended, they came back to monticello with him and became the head cooks at monticello for the rest of their lives, and jefferson

next, author james conroy talks about his book, "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac,"hich examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency and how he utilized the white house as a social and political tool. they white house historical association provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to white house history live. i am a senior vice president at the white house historical association and the director of the david rubenstein center for white house history. the white house historical association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded by first lady jacqueline kennedy, dedicated to the preservation of the white house. and also educating american citizens about the white house and its diverse history. this evening, our guest is jim conroy, the author of "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac."

american history tv up next, author james conroy talks about his book, "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac," which examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency and how he utilized the white house as a social and political tool. they white house historical association hosted the event and provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to white house history live. i am a senior vice president at the white house historical association and the director of the david rubenstein center for white house history. the white house historical association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded by first lady jacqueline

if you go to montpelier and monticello, you think, wow, this is modest. and it seems -- i thought it was almost unbelievable how modest it was. well, through archaeological digs, the theory now is that what we looked at and thought was monroe's house was a little guest house. and that he had something much bigger there that he and his wife and family lived in. and it burned. and the record of that is a little hazy. they have excavated a large part of the foundation for it. that tells you, the past is not totally understood. there's always more to learn. >> and each one of these homes, mou montpelier, monticello, they have many child-friendly programs. my kids have suffered through me dragging them to all of these places. when we were in the green room earlier, the vice president and i were talking and i always knew he was a great military history buff and a civil war buff. do you share his enthusiasm for visiting the revolutionary and civil war and various battlefield sites in the country? is that something that's discussed in your book. >> no. [ laughter

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if you have been to monticello, you know it is one of the three accomplishments that jefferson put on the center cap over his grave. jefferson was the author of the statute and he declared that neither religious nor political leaders had any dominion over the faith of others. punishing people for their religious belief or declaring them unworthy of public office was depriving them of advantages to which they had a natural right. our civil rights, jefferson wrote, have no dependence on our religious opinions, any more than our opinions on physics or geometry. again, madison and jefferson were on the frontier of thought here. it had long been believed that there should be an established church. the anglican church, in the case of virginia, and that religious conformity had to be imposed. but madison and jefferson saw it differently. another statute failed to pass when they first tried to get it through the virginia assembly. then jefferson went off to paris for five years and while he was gone, madison, who was the sharpest politician among the founders, he saw an opportunity and he got

if you go to montpelier and monticello and you visit monroe's house, you think this is modest, and i thought it was almost unbelievable how modest it was. through archaeological digs, the theory is now that what we look at and thought was monroe's house was a guesthouse, and he had something much bigger there that he and his wife and family lived in, and it ended up burned, and it is the record of that that is a little hazy, but it makes sense, this whole theory that the house burned, and they excavated a large part of the foundation for it, so that just tells you, the past is not totally understood, there is always more to learn. >> each one of these homes, they are wonderful for bringing children to, they have so many child oriented and child friendly programs. my kids have suffered through me dragging them to all of these places. the vice president and i were talking and i always knew he was a great military history buff, do you share his enthusiasm for visiting the various battlefield sites in the country, and is that something that is discussed in your book? >> no. >> [ laughter

book conroy discusses his jefferson's white house, monticello on the potomac, which examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency. a course onpart of the american road trip, professor christine henry talks about the history of roadside attractions. i will turn it over to john. i want to start with something i read in the introduction. absolutely fascinated by. it is about your father. it is really a lovely story. he wrote a book, published a book. diehard civile a war buff. kind --ot that nina: he did like to sing the songs. i have a question about your father. this is what you wrote. this book is not about my father civil war. it is partly about the people who created the civil war my father came to love as well as those who created the kind of civil war he despised. what did you mean by that? how cannot help us frame your book? ofa: in terms of the kind civil war he came to love, i guess i would say that was the civil war -- it was the civil war created by the popular front. of civile coalition rights organizations, int-wingers, some people roosevelt admin

gary tuchman, cnn, monticello, new york. >>> that's it for us. thanks very much for watching. i'm isa suarez. do stay with cnn as we continue to follow the breaking news out of the u.k. another coronavirus vaccine getting the green light. "early start" with christine romans is next. do stay right here with cnn. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." we have reports from the u.k., delaware, nashville, capitol hill, moscow and paris as only "early start" and cnn can. i'm christine romans. wednesday, december 30th. 5 a.m. exactly in new york. we begin with the coronavirus pandemic and the darkest day yet for americans. more than 3,700 friends, family members, loved ones succumbing to the virus. that's a record. what is happening now is more

i think, i live in charlottesville and monticello is right there and they talked about it in those termshat most people jefferson saw, most of the time, the people who he enslaved. but for me at least radically changes how you think about these men. and how they must've thought about themselves because it wasn't a salon every day with all the founder buddies. >> thinking big thoughts like ben franklin. [laughter] >> it was from sun up to sundown most days seeing the people you enslaved thinking about fast track at some point during the day when you had to discipline. >> maximizing. >> right. i don't know about the questionnaire it's more of an observation. >> i think there is something really worthwhile and just thinking about it and talking about that that washington was really, people talk about he was so impressive the way he thought about these new schemes and inventions to maximize profit and labor to make sure that he was applying that. i think it's really important because we do think of them as sort of like doing important work all the time. they were messy, they were drama queen

gary tuchman, cnn, monticello, new york. >> so happy for them and their families. >>> we do have a lotght to it. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." john berman is off, jim sciutto joins me. great to have you, jim. >> good to be here. >> we do begin with several breaking headlines on the pandemic. authorities discovering the first case of that new coronavirus variant that originated in the uk, they have discovered it in colorado. the patient is a man in his 20s with no known travel history. cnn has learned a second suspected case of that is in colorado, it is currently being investigated. both cases involve young men that work at an assisted living facility. this comes as the pandemic in the u.s. is shattering more records for deaths and hospitalizations. more than 3,700 americans died just yesterday. that's the highest number yet in a single day. and a record number of people, nearly 125,000, are now hospitalized with coronavirus. >> one of the latest victims is re

people he saw for most of his life were enslaved people and i think, i live in charlottesville and monticellore and talk about it, most of the people that jefferson saw most the time were the people he enslaved and that to me radically changes how you think about these men and how they must have thought about themselves because it's not -- it wasn't a salon every day with, you know, all the founder buddies. >> ben franklin, thinking big thoughts. >> right. >> it was from sun up to sundown seeing the people that you enslaved and thinking about that fact during the day when you had to discipline. >> maximizing. >> i don't know if i have a question, an observation. i find it very-- ments it's amazing to think about and there's something worthwhile in thinking about it and talking about that that washington was always, you know, people talk about, oh so impressive he thought of these new schemes and inventions to maximize profit and labor to make sure that he was applying that and i think that's really important because we think of this em as sort of like, doing important work all the time. they

book conroy discusses his jefferson's white house, monticello on the potomac, which examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency. a course onpart of the american road trip, professor christine henry talks about the history of roadside attractions. i will turn it over to john. i want to start with something i read in the introduction. absolutely fascinated by. it is about your father. it is really a lovely story. he wrote a book, published a book. diehard civile a war buff. kind --ot that nina: he did like to sing the songs. i have a question

intended the ruling, it has been devastating on the consequences in these communities and the city of monticello. local businesses are struggling to get by. property values are decreasing. and the ecosystem of the lake is threatened. fish and wildlife have the power to resolve this issue, but the agency has been unable to adjust to real time circumstances. i brought this issue to the attention of the department of the interior. my hope is that our government can be responsive to the concerns of the people on a problem they have helped create. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kuster: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to speak of the urgent need to pass bipartisan covid-19 relief legislation as congress works to conclude our work this year. families, businesses, and workers in new hampshire are feeling the continued pain and impact of this pandemic. as cases reach reco