May/June 2003 Editor's Note The Jefferson Lecture A Visit With Historian David McCullough The 2003 Jefferson Lecturer speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the role of the humanities in democracy. Chronicler of Our Time The Librarian of Congress looks at David McCullough's retelling of the American story. By James H. Billington A special web feature on Jefferson Lecturer David McCullough is also available. St. Petersburg's Tricentennial Russia Engages the World Peter the Great sets in motion reforms to draw the country out of isolation and mold it into an empire. By Maggie Riechers Ralph Waldo Emerson Turns 200 The Sage and the Self-Promoter Emerson's oratory ignites the imagination of the young journalist Walt Whitman. By Rachel Galvin Around the Nation The Trial of Anthony Burns Students reevaluate the trail of the last fugitive slave and the judge who judged him. By Ronica Roth In Focus Alison Nordström promotes visual literacy in New Hampshire. By Cynthia Barnes