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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson, surrounded by books

CREDIT: Pendleton's Lithography. "Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States." Lithograph after an original painting by Gilbert Stuart. Circa 1828. By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, Library of Congress.



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