Alexander Hamilton may have taken this far too literally ... John Adams would have defeated Thomas Jefferson in 1800.” “The Constitution did more than just tolerate slavery,” Chernow ...

‘Holloway pursues a straightforward … yet original agenda: to review and compare the major state papers of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson written while they served, respectively, as Secretary ...

On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the ... That same year, when Republicans Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson tied in balloting for the presidency, Hamilton lobbied Congress ...

Thomas Jefferson (seated left), Alexander Hamilton (standing) and George Washington (seated right). Each political party had put up two candidates, one that they intended to be president and the ...

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11 ... Hamilton clashed repeatedly with another cabinet member, Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton favored a powerful central government while Jefferson feared ...

Alexander Hamilton ... draws parallels between Hamilton and the sixteenth century Italian political adviser, Niccolò Machiavelli. Harper provides an original and highly readable account of ...