Content with his intellectual, architectural and other pursuits at home in Monticello, Thomas Jefferson had no intention of becoming a political leader during the founding of America.

Philadelphia. June 1776. America stands on the brink. The ultimate question of independence hangs over Philadelphia. And ...

It’s a vibrant house museum, a scholarly center, and as close to Jefferson’s clone as we’ll get. After writing more than a dozen stories on America’s 250th, and with July Fourth nearly here, where ...

Monticello reflects Jefferson’s legacy in name and ideals, even as its pronunciation evolves across regions and generations ...

The Founding Father became a genuine architectural thinker during his time in France, and upon returning to his Virginia home he transformed it into a work of unified neoclassical elegance.

Jon Meacham is among many historians reflecting on the complex legacy of Thomas Jefferson on the eve of the nation's 250th ...

The first log slave quarters with dirt floors to be rebuilt at Thomas Jefferson's home were formally unveiled Saturday at Monticello, and descendants of more than 100 slaves from the third president's ...

Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth great-grandson, reflects on his lineage and the role of African Americans in the nation’s founding ...

Former US president Thomas Jefferson’s active sex life is coming under intense scrutiny as record numbers of tourists flock ...

The newest exhibition at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello, can be described as upstairs/downstairs in Colonial America, with props and voice-overs. Thomas ...