President Jefferson


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Noun1.President Jefferson - 3rd President of the United StatesPresident Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
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Astor, by the magnitude of his commercial and financial relations, and the vigor and scope of his self-taught mind, had elevated himself into the consideration of government and the communion and correspondence with leading statesmen, he, at an early period, communicated his schemes to President Jefferson, soliciting the countenance of government.
However, OSHDP president Jefferson Bongat said the price adjustments and the accompanying increase in design standards for socialized housing projects are not viable and unrealistic.
OSHDP President Jefferson Bongat said in a statement that "the precipitous decline to License to Sell issued across all types of housing projects is due to numerous permits and licenses, and new rules and regulations increasingly being required by government agencies, threatening the sustainability and momentum of housing starts in the country."
Earlier in the week, the National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel told Sputnik that representatives of Native American tribes have not yet met with Trump, but are optimistic that such a meeting will take place in the near future.
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Taney, who authored the Dred Scott decision; John LeBourgeois, descendant of Peter Blow, one of Scott's owners; Shannon LaNier, descendant of slave-holding President Thomas Jefferson; and Bertram Hayes-Davis, descendant of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.<br />"If you say 'Dred Scott' to people, they know that name, but if you ask them a lot of questions, they don't have a lot of answers," said Jackson, who is the founder of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation.
President Trump could sympathize with President Jefferson.
The main characters in this endeavor were President Jefferson, Consul General Tobias Lear, soldier/diplomat/adventurer William Eaton, second in command Presley OAEBannon, and the rule of Tripoli Yusuf Karamanli.
In 2015, they unsuccessfully tried to block the removal of a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
In the fall of 1864, when repeated Union victories made the fall of the Confederacy appear imminent, Confederate President Jefferson Davis confronted a radical idea-arming slaves to fight for the Confederacy, in a last-ditch, desperate attempt to preserve independence, possibly even at the cost of the slavery institution itself.
In early 1809, after eight years of President Jefferson, America's economy was in tatters and another war loomed (the War of 1812), due mainly to Jefferson's and Madison's anti-British hostility, the 1807 Embargo Act, and support for Napoleon.