VIDEOS
Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at University of Virginia — Video Dispatch
Friday, June 06 2025
On his recent visit to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Clay visited the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers on campus. Dedicated in 2021, the memorial commemorates the estimated 4,000 enslaved people who worked on the University between 1817 and 1865.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
University of Virginia: The Architecture of Education and Democracy — Video Dispatch
Monday, June 02 2025
Thomas Jefferson conceived and designed the University of Virginia as a unique “Academic Village” where students and professors would live and learn together.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Clay Tours Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Estate — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, May 27 2025
As a kickoff for his 2025 Lewis and Clark trek, Clay visited and toured Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s primary home and plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
The Peaks of Otter — Thomas Jefferson Speculated America’s Tallest Mountains — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, May 27 2025
Clay checks out The Peaks of Otter in the Blue Ridge Mountains, which Thomas Jefferson speculated were the country’s tallest mountains.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
The Spot That Made Thomas Jefferson Swoon: A Visit to Natural Bridge — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, May 20 2025
Clay stopped by Natural Bridge State Park in the Shenandoah Valley. The site so captivated Thomas Jefferson that he purchased it from King of England in 1774.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Visiting Thomas Jefferson’s Private Personal Retreat — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, May 13 2025
Kicking off his 2025 transcontinental Lewis and Clark trek, Clay spends the day at Poplar Forest, the beloved personal retreat of Thomas Jefferson, the mastermind behind the famous Corps of Discovery.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
On the Trail of Lewis and Clark — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, February 18 2025
Clay details plans for his upcoming cross-country journey following Lewis and Clark’s celebrated 1805 -1806 expedition across the continent.
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Shakespeare and Company, the Legendary Bookshop in the Heart of Paris — Video Dispatch
Monday, February 10 2025
In Paris, France, this week Clay stops in at Shakespeare and Company, a legendary English-language bookshop in the heart of Paris.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
Sneak Peek: The 2026 Winter Retreats — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, January 21 2025
Clay with a look at what's coming for the 2026 Winter Retreats at beautiful Lochsa Lodge.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road
John Steinbeck’s Childhood Home — Video Dispatch
Tuesday, January 14 2025
Earlier last summer Clay visited Steinbeck’s childhood home in Salinas, California.
- Published in Dispatches from the Road