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        1. September February Weekly appearances on BBC Radio Scotland, Good Morning Scotland, to discuss the US election and its aftermath.
        2. The Founding Mothers of the USA, 4: Five More Great Women.
        3. A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and Live Q&A: Sharing American History with Dr. Jane Kamensky and.
        4. Follow Francis D. Cogliano and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Francis D. Cogliano Author Page.

          5. A Revolutionary Friendship: Author Lecture with Francis D. Cogliano

          By the time George Washington died in 1799, he and Thomas Jefferson were estranged. But for most of their thirty-year acquaintance they enjoyed a productive relationship.

          Because they shared so much, their disagreements have something important to teach us.

          For instance: Whereas Washington believed in the rule of traditional elites, Jefferson preferred a meritocratic approach, by which elites were elected on the basis of education and skills.

          And while Washington emphasized a need for strong central government, Jefferson favored diffusion of power across the states. Cogliano argues that common convictions equally defined their relationship: a passion for American independence and republican government, as well as a commitment to westward expansion and the power of commerce.

          They also both evolved a skeptical view of slavery, eventually growing to question the institution.

          What remains fascinating is that the diff