Religion: No formal affiliation Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1762) Occupation: Lawyer, planter Political Party: Democratic-Republican Other Government Positions:
From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
This article by Dennis Montgomery, and originally published in Colonial Williamsburg Journal Vol. 15, No. 3 (Spring 1993) p. 14., addresses more of the personal life of Jefferson, including excerpts from correspondences.
Inscriptions and quotations in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. Photographs and floor plans of this building of the Library of Congress are included.
As founder of the University of Virginia, Jefferson envisioned this Academical Village, but died before its completion. This virtual tour shows off the history of the University.
Jefferson's boyhood home located in Richmond, Virginia.
Points of Interest:
1826 University Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22904
12601 River Rd, Richmond, VA 23238
701 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242
931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Additional Facts:
Jefferson was the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C.
Jefferson was the first President to shake hands instead of bow to people.
Jefferson was the first President to have a grandchild born in the White House.
Approximately 6,000 books from Jefferson's private library were purchased for $23,950 to help start the Library of Congress.
Bears brought back from Lewis and Clark's famous expedition were displayed in cages on the White House lawn. For years the White House was sometimes referred to as the "president's bear garden."
Jefferson is credited with several inventions, including the swivel chair, a pedometer, a machine to make fiber from hemp, a letter-copying machine, and the lazy susan.
Jefferson was one of the earliest Americans to consider a decimal currency.
Jefferson wrote his own epitaph without mentioning that he served as president of the United States.
Quotes:
“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”
“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.”
“When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.”
“One man with courage is a majority.”
“That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.”
Jefferson Invented the Swivel Chair - a Presidential Story Ep. 16