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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Following the American Revolutionary War and before becoming president, Jefferson was the nation's first secretary of state under George Washington and then the second vice president under John Adams. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism and natural rights, and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels.
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