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Article: A chat with Thomas Jefferson (also known as ... William Barker).(Interview)
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- March 1, 2006
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AppleSeeds writer Barbara Hall chatted with Thomas Jefferson recently. Or did she? Read on to find out whom she really spoke to and what they talked about ...
You are there, strolling down Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg, Virginia. You hear and feel the crunch of cobblestones and oyster shells underfoot. As you walk, you pass a wig shop, a silversmith, a post office--all much as they were in Thomas Jefferson's time.
Your companion is William Barker. He is a professional Thomas Jefferson "interpreter" in Colonial Williamsburg. He's been playing Jefferson there since 1993. Barker bears a remarkable resemblance to Jefferson--tall, with red hair ...