The Inaugural Addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, 1801 and 1805

137 Pages·2001·10.73 MB·English

by  Thomas Jefferson

The Inaugural Addresses
of President Thomas
Jefferson, 1801 and 1805
Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS
The Inaugural Addresses of
President Thomas Jefferson,
1801 and 1805
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The Inaugural
Addresses of
President
Thomas Jefferson,
1801 and 1805
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Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PRESS, COLUMBIAAND LONDON
Publication of this book has been assisted by a generous gift from the
Martin S. and Luella Davis Publications Endowment.
Copyright © 2001 by
The Curators of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Printed and bound in Hong Kong
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743–1826.
The inaugural addresses of President Thomas Jefferson, 1801 and 1805 / Noble E.
Cunningham, Jr.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8262-1323-5 (alk. paper)
1. United States—Politics and government—1801–1809. 2. Presidents—United
States—Inaugural addresses. I. Cunningham, Noble E., 1926– II. Title.
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Frontispiece:mezzotint of Thomas Jefferson by Charles-Balthazar-Julien
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Contents
Preface xi
I. Jefferson's Inaugural Address of March 4, 1801 1
II. Words Widely Circulated 17
III. Reactions: Public and Private 39
IV. Impact Abroad 49
V. Jefferson's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1805 75
VI. Responses at Home 89
VII. Noticed Abroad 97
Epilogue 113
Bibliography 115
Acknowledgments 119
Index 121