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

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

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 ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is part 1 of a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.

Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November ... especially in its provisions for a new chief executive. The American president, grumbled Jefferson, “seems a bad edition of a Polish ...

Impoundment is when a president refuses to spend money allocated by Congress and returns the funds to the Treasury.

Today is the 216th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. It’s a date in 1809 that he shares with another famous figure of the 19th century, Charles Darwin. But it was also ...

In 1805, President Thomas Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy and Marines to stop Barbary pirates from disrupting shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. This successful measure is captured in the Marine ...

The Age of Experiments/The Pursuit of Happiness” Friday, February 7 at 9:00 pm In part two: Jefferson was responsible... Read More ...