Jefferson
The History of Thomas Jefferson
2010 · 91 min · Documentary, History
Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. Embrace and celebrate the third president's complicated life and legacy in the two-hour HISTORY documentary, Jefferson.
Directed by Trey Nelson · Written by Frank Koughan
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