The nation's first secretary of state,Jeffersonheld the position in the cabinet of George Washington from 1790 to 1793. Jefferson was already a revered figure for having written the Declaration of Independence and for having served as a diplomat in Paris. So it's conceivable that Jefferson servi...
Tonight’s address by President Joe Biden had those, for sure. But it will likely be remembered not for anything specific that happened but for its tone. It was unabashedly political. You could call it a case for a second term; a broadside against Donald Trump; or a repudiation of co...
The birth of the Republican Party through Reconstruction The term Republican was adopted in 1792 by supporters of Thomas Jefferson, who favored a decentralized government with limited powers. Although Jefferson’s political philosophy is consistent with the outlook of the modern Republican Party, his fa...