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An American Enigma
Thomas Jefferson is an enigma among American historical figures. He was one of America’s founding fathers, and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States.
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An American Enigma
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An American Enigma
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Thomas Jefferson is an enigma among American historical figures. He was one of America’s founding fathers, and the princip
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Jefferson also made himself into a true renaissance man – a scholar, a philosopher, a diplomat, an aesthete, and an archit
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Jefferson’s last years were spent founding the University of Virginia and reestablishing his friendship, after decades of
Drafting the Declaration of Independence
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin was initially asked to construct the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, but after turning i
The Road to Monticello
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The Road to Monticello
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Thomas Jefferson was born in the Colony of Virginia on April 13, 1743. Upon his father’s death, Jefferson inherited severa
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About the Film
Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for freedom, but he also owned more than 150 slaves and never saw fit to free them.
Premiered on PBS: February 1997
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