Today, visitors can tour the 1917 home and view exhibits depicting the president’s youth in a nearby visitor center. Make a tax-deductible gift today to provide a brighter future for our national ...

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 ...

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 ...

For years, a rumor has circulated online that former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson said: "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." While it is possible Jefferson might have agreed ...

and vice president (Thomas Jefferson) from opposing parties, and the 1800 election led to a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. They were members of the same party (Democratic-Republican), but ...

but the prosecution of Jefferson Davis for treason would surely have taken the 19th-century title—if it had happened. The ex-Confederate president was released 150 years ago this month on $ ...