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January 29, 2009

"From the future of your experiment in democracy"

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In a recent posting on the Newsweek Web site, a descendant of Sally Hemings pens a letter to Thomas Jefferson on the occasion of Barack Obama's inauguration. "The unfulfilled ideals of democracy which I am certain burdened your heart are closer to fulfillment," writes Clara Lee Fisher. "Slavery is ended and we the people in the year of our Lord 2008 have elected Barack Obama -- an African American to our nation's highest office."more »

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January 22, 2009

Washington Post's beer run includes a stop at Monticello

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Everyone knows that Thomas Jefferson loved wine, but did you know that he also brewed his own beer at Monticello?more »

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January 21, 2009

President Obama's call for unity evokes Jefferson's words

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In his inaugural address Tuesday, Barack Obama called on Americans to remain hopeful of America's promise in the face of war and economic troubles and to set aside political differences, calling to mind Jefferson's words from the Declaration of Independence: more »

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January 21, 2009

Obama collects on Jefferson's promissory note

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Joseph Ellis, Pulitzer Prize winning historian and author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, writes in Sunday's Washington Post that Barack Obama's history-making oath is rooted in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence. more »

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