Did you Know! Thomas Jefferson's Second Adminstration ( Aaron Burr, Scoundrel)

Aaron Burr was Vice President in Jefferson's first administration.  Jefferson dropped Burr as his running mate during his second election to the Presidency (thank goodness!).

Did you Know? - Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of USA

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.."
When Thomas Jefferson entered office in 1801, he was the great American political thinker of his age.  He'd crafted the Declaration of Independence as a leading member of the Second Continental Congress, was Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State under George Washington and Vice President under John Adams.  Throughout his career he advocated for individual liberty, separation of church and sate, strict interpretation of the United States Constitution and limited federal government.
Ironically, during his first term in office he vastly increased the power of the federal government.  In 1803, he doubled the size of the United States when he authorized the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million dollars - even though the Constitution made no provisions that empowered the president to purchase territory from a foreign power. By the time he left office in 1809, he made it clear that his presidency had been a "splendid misery".

Did you know! Abigail Smith Adams AKA Mrs. President!

John Adams was the 2nd President of the USA and he was married to quite an extraordinary lady!

Selling, Buying or Starting a Business - Did you Know John Adams 2nd President US

"There are two types of education....One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live."  John Adams 2nd President of United States 1797-1801.

Selling, Starting or Buying a Business - The First, First Lady Martha Washington

My how things have changed!  Talk about commitment!  Can you imagine a modern day first lady doing the things Martha Washington did before she became The First Lady of  The United States of America?

Selling, buying or starting a business - fun facts George Washington

"Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind, than on the externals in the world."  George Washington to his mother, Mary Ball Washington May 15th 1787.
Like modern politicians George Washington (who disliked politics) was both loved and despised in his time.

Selling, buying or Starting a Business - Fun Facts about the Presidency

Did you know?  In 1789 George Washington was hesitant to run for office as the first President of the United States of America.  He was the unanimous