I would judge him as an extraordinary person who had flaws that we can’t discount but overall an amazingly positive force in ...

A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

Since we are now at a time when the power of the president, Congress and the courts are in tension and generating legal ...

As Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, James Madison inadvertently began a pattern in which this cabinet office position would lead directly to the presidency. This would continue until 1828, with ...

The crux of Jefferson’s letter is his explanation that the First Amendment “thus builds a wall of separation between church ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City.

Courtesy: Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Foundation ... The vast majority were in the north, leading Virginians like James Madison to fear loss of influence for the state that many still called ...

James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution ... Madison helped establish the Democratic-Republican Party with Jefferson. Madison won an easy victory to succeed Jefferson in 1808.