Hamilton—who despised Burr and called him an “embryo Caesar”—urged New York Gov. John Jay to permit the state legislature to choose presidential electors to prevent Jefferson—“an ...

Were its debts excessive? Who would pay taxes? Jefferson and Hamilton’s bitter arguments spilled into the papers, horrifying the president. His name, Washington complained to Jefferson ...

"Sally & Tom" is about a theater troupe presenting a play about Sally Hemmings, one of 600 people enslaved by Thomas ...

John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...

Placing long-run oriented monetary policy under the direction of politically driven administrations would not bode well for ...