The presidential race between Adams and Jefferson turned on the outcome in New York, controlled by Aaron Burr’s political machine. After the Jeffersonians swept the legislative elections on May ...

In the election of 1796 Adams narrowly defeated Jefferson. For the first and last time in American history, president and vice president represented different political parties, as Adams was a ...

Thomas Jefferson’s observation that no one ever resigns from a job in the federal government is an exaggeration, but not by ...