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By Martin Kelly, About.com

Image of Thomas Jefferson by Charles Wilson Peale, 1791.

Thomas Jefferson, 1791

Credit: Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson served first as Vice President under John Adams even though they were of different parties and disagreed over many issues. When Jefferson won the presidency in 1800, the orderly transfer of power was proved that America could survive as a representative democracy. Thomas Jefferson was president for two terms. He has become a popular source of study today and is considered one of America's most influential presidents.

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