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6 things you didn't know about Thomas Jefferson
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July 22, 2026
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2:00Now PlayingWhat is the biggest misconception Americans have about Thomas Jefferson?
Annette Gordon-Reed, one of the country's leading Jefferson scholars, sat down with Judy Woodruff to share some things Americans might not know about the nation's third president — and where she'd send him first if he were visiting the country today.
The interview was part of Woodruff's "America at a Crossroads" series.
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