"The day never saw a more miserable creature when the sun rose that next morning," the future president said, according to ...

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

At any rate, there’s a lot in Who’s Your Founding Father? that may be of interest for a variety of reasons. For the many, many Thomas Jefferson critics out there (often for good reason!), ...

the enslaved personal chef of Thomas Jefferson. Hemings was also Jefferson’s brother-in-law by marriage, his parents being Jefferson’s father-in-law John Wayles and Wayles’ slave Betty Hemings.

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... 1743. From his self-made father, Jefferson inherited 5,000 acres and 22 slaves. At age 28, he more than doubled his acreage and gained possession ...

Major Acts: Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France ... of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom; & Father of the University of Virginia.” ...

Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and spokesman for democracy. As the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, he laid the groundwork for America’s founding ...