How will history remember Thomas Jefferson?

Jon Meacham and Annette Gordon-Reed are among the experts who examine the best and worst of Jefferson's legacy in the third episode of the Presidential podcast. read more

Jefferson himself would laugh at such an endeavor regarding any of his peers but himself especially. Ultimately it does not matter what kind of a man Thomas Jefferson was, he gave us the Declaration of Independence and served the Country as both President and Vice President. That makes him unique in American History. read more

The Fourth of July is a day to remember Thomas Jefferson, one of the great leaders of the revolutionary period. Born on April 13, 1743, this year marks the 270th anniversary of his birth. Today Jefferson is remembered as a farmer, slave owner, lawyer, politician, statesman, president, scholar, architect, and philosopher. read more