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13 Jun 2016, 6:30 am by Dan Ernst
"This seminar will survey Thomas Jefferson's career as a lawyer, statesman, and political and constitutional theorist. [read post]
17 Oct 2017, 3:00 am by NCC Staff
Chase wanted the treason charges dismissed, but a second judge, John C. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
John and Abigail Adams refused to have slaves; George Washington arranged to have his slaves freed after he and his wife died; and in 1796, one of Jefferson’s relatives, the statesman and eminent scholar George Tucker (who wrote a new edition of Blackstone’s Commentaries that was considered a valuable reference work for many American lawyers and law students in the early 19th century), wrote and published the pamphlet “A Dissertation on Slavery: With A Proposal… [read post]
16 Jan 2024, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Washington consulted often with Carrington, both before and during his presidency, as did John Adams when he succeeded Washington. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 6:51 am
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) also introduced a measure that could expel Jefferson, as scandal has touched off heavy political jostling. [read post]
5 Feb 2018, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
As the leading Federalist in Virginia, he rivaled his cousin Thomas Jefferson in influence. [read post]
11 Jul 2019, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
It appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin as peace commissioners. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
  DRE]Necessary to Form a Lawyer: Law, History, and Political Thought in Thomas Jefferson’s Legal Commonplace Book, Princeton University, May 9–10, 2019Thursday, May 9. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 5:36 am
Last night's episode of HBO's John Adams covered Adams's one-term presidency, focusing primarily (spoiler alert) on his ultimately successful efforts to avoid full-out war with France and to remain above the fray of partisanship between Hamilton's Federalists and Jefferson's Republicans. [read post]
8 Mar 2020, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
This is yet another book that, while focused primarily on John Marshall, compares the legacies Marshall with his political rival, Thomas Jefferson. [read post]
1 Sep 2020, 1:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Portrait of Burr, undated (early 1800s) Joel Richard Paul, in his history Without Precedent: John Marshall and His Times, noted that Jefferson “was not interested in the truth about Burr. [read post]
12 Sep 2021, 12:27 pm by Gerard Magliocca
I'm going through Volume 2 of John Marshall's biography of George Washington. [read post]
15 May 2021, 2:46 pm by binder'sblog
By way of contrast, George Washington, George Wyche, John Randolph and other slaveowners freed as many slaves as they could in their wills. [read post]
25 Jun 2018, 7:17 am
When Adams died on July 4, 1826, some of his last words were "Jefferson Lives". [read post]