The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...

George Washington purchased foodstuffs from not ... not the only plantation owner to resort to such drastic measures; Thomas Jefferson, on at least one occasion, ordered the destruction of all ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... In 1789, President George Washington asked Jefferson to be his Secretary of State. Within weeks, the French revolution erupted, dividing ...

The 60-foot-tall profiles of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln were intended to represent the first 150 years of America's history and cultural heritage.