sara bon-harper executive director of james monroe's highland. kate lemay, curator and historian for the national portrait gallery. and gayle jessup white public relations and community engagement officer at monticello. and the thomas jefferson foundation. please join me in welcoming our panelists. like. well, good afternoon. oh, it's so good to see you. oh, i see. we have after lunch. crowd oh, right. very good. well, we're excited to be here this afternoon to talk about president sites and various forms and formats and how we interpret history at these sites in an inclusive way. and in a way that sheds light on how these presidents have been successful and have had tremendous impact on our nation, but how they have also harmed others in the process. so let us begin our conversation on this afternoon with gail. if you could share with us a little bit about yourself often you are actually a descendant of thomas jefferson and the hemings family, and you've written a wonderful book called reclamation, which which i have with me. yes. and tell us ab