On this episode of Our American Stories, Thomas Jefferson is America’s “everyman” because he has been embraced at one time or another by nearly everyone. Historian and acclaimed author of American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, Joseph E. Ellis, shared the story of Jefferson’s journey through American history at the U.S. Library of Congress.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Thomas Jefferson is America&rsquo;s &ldquo;everyman&rdquo; because he has been embraced at one time or another by nearly everyone. Historian and acclaimed author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAmerican-Sphinx-Character-Thomas-Jefferson%2Fdp%2F0679764410&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cc6b73de380b9436f9f8b08de2c41cd31%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638996858334593491%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7q6DzvDfglgT0pOWc239Z7ZHZihyKpmDduEWzOi9u3Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson</a>, Joseph E. Ellis, shared the story of Jefferson&rsquo;s journey through American history at the U.S. Library of Congress.
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The Character of Thomas Jefferson: America's 'Everyman'

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