Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character: the Virginia aristocrat known as the "man of the people"; the president who simplified the office yet never denied himself a luxury; the slave owner ...

Thomas Jefferson president has ‘liked’ tweets critical ... of the Twitter platform caused some to question my views on these complex issues.” In his letter of apology to the Jefferson ...

When the election of 1800 produced no clear winner, the House of Representatives decided the outcome. It voted for Thomas Jefferson as president and Aaron Burr as vice president. Jefferson called his ...

The sexual relationship between third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings ... to be inferior to White Americans ...

Once President Jefferson was in office ... feet of water by the shore of the James River in Virginia. In history's view, Callender's libelous writings would not leave nearly as great a blight ...