Experience the American dream with today’s Patriot of the Past interview. I’m your host, John Gillespie.
It’s August 1, 1786. I’m with John Trumbull, a famous painter and son of the governor of Connecticut.
JG: “Mr. Trumbull, what is the latest painting you’re working on?”
JT: “Mr. Gillespie, Governor Thomas Jefferson has asked me to paint the signing of the Declaration of Independence, so future Americans can have a vision of its historical importance.”
John Trumbull, an officer in General Washington’s staff, took eight years to create the famous painting that hangs in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC.
Read more about John Trumbull and his famous painting.
John and Jan Gillespie are the founders of the Rawhide Boys’ Ranch; they have fostered 351 teenagers and wrote the book Our 351 Sons; they have also assisted numerous churches in developing youth programs and expanding their total church ministries. After running for U.S. Senate, John founded 1776 American Dream, which exists to demonstrate the vision of our founding fathers and help our generation of youth passionately embrace those values.
