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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...