The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans’ daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini ...

Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. In fact ...

Aside from being the United States' first secretary of state (under George Washington) and our third president, Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for his deep love of food, gardening ...

The third president knew that the whims of nature shaped Americans' daily lives as farmers and enslavers Sara Georgini A new book by historian William E. Leuchtenburg examines how the first six ...

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 ...

Historians do know the quote — because it has been falsely attributed to Jefferson for years. There is no proof Jefferson ever said it, according to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which has a ...

The busts of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ... of Independence and Founding Father served as the third president of the U.S. During his time in office, 1801 to 1809 ...

Jefferson Hall opened in 1921 and was named after the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson Hall has a history. It was nearly destroyed in a fire in January of 1983, and re ...

President Thomas Jefferson. In the American republic’s early days, a seat on the United States Supreme Court was not the coveted plum that it is today. The first three chief justices each served ...