The whole Fossett family had been enslaved by Thomas Jefferson ... s sister-in-law Frances Hern was sent over as well in 1806. Jefferson’s guests praised the quality of cuisine at his dinners.

See letters from Meyer Lanksy, a speech by Thomas Jefferson and significant artefacts from the Lincoln assassination at this ...

Young Thomas Jefferson's lack of skill with women — including one who turned down his marriage proposal — is explored in the new documentary series 'Thomas Jefferson'.

Most Americans have heard the story of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery that was sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the new Louisiana Purchase from 1804-1806. What most people do not ...

The White House, Washington, D.C. 1804. Thomas Jefferson was frustrated. It was not the burdens of office that bothered him. It was his Bible. Jefferson was convinced that the authentic words of ...

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 ...