In 1811, with an adroit use of epistolary shuttle diplomacy, Benjamin Rush brokered a reconciliation between two former friends, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. When the ice broke, the second and ...

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While the Washington administration demonstrates the vast powers that the executive could wield in foreign and domestic affairs, the divergent experiences of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson illustrate ...

Monticello will soon offer a guided tour experience to learn about the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Through the story of these two founders, the tour examines the ...

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 who ...

History buffs best get their paddles ready. A rare letter signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin has come to auction at Bonhams Skinner. The only known missive with all three ...

Prologue : The eulogies -- Contrasts -- Careers, wives, and other women -- The imperial crisis -- Independence -- Missions abroad -- Constitutions -- The French ...