Thomas Jefferson: The Most Controversial President in American History?

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Mr. Beat tells the story of the most hypocritical man to ever become president. He was ahead of his time in words, but definitely not actions. But we must remember him for his ideas, ideas hundreds of millions of Americans cherish today.

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Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn M. Brodie
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
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Jefferson the Virginian (Volume 1) by Dumas Malone
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His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer by Fred Kaplan
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Thomas Jefferson: The American Presidents Series: The 3rd President, 1801-1809 by Joyce Appleby
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https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/brief-biography-of-jefferson/
https://www.monticello.org/sallyhemings/
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/thomas-jefferson
https://millercenter.org/president/jefferson
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/coard-president-thomas-jefferson-a-pedophile-rapist/article_f841b673-50ac-5510-8330-20d3bac6f974.html
https://www.monticello.org/slavery/jefferson-slavery/jefferson-s-attitudes-toward-slavery/
https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/john-adams/
https://www.loc.gov/collections/thomas-jefferson-papers/articles-and-essays/american-sphinx-the-contraditions-of-thomas-jefferson/
https://monticello-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/old/inline-pdfs/2002wShadwell.pdf
https://www.monticello.org/the-art-of-citizenship/the-threat-of-debt/jefferson-and-the-national-debt/
https://millercenter.org/president/jefferson/campaigns-and-elections

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Understanding Jefferson helps us understand both the ideals…and the contradictions…at the core of the American experiment. Jefferson helped define the most important values most Americans hold dearly today. Even today, these ideals are often quoted by folks on all sides of the political spectrum. He was a champion of the Enlightenment and scientific progress during a time when faith, dogma, and superstition still dominated. In other words, Jefferson’s actions may have aged like milk, but his words aged like the fine wine he used to love drinking so much.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
4:32 Privileged and Pampered
17:25 Dark Times
20:20 France, For Real
24:09 Oh You Wanna Fight?
29:29 President Jefferson
36:46 Retirement
39:38 Legacy
42:17 Outro