Thomas Jefferson

Duration: 0:17:42

Genres: Biographical | Educational | Historical, Educational

Year Published: 1949

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Portrays the active life of Jefferson by showing him in the Continental Congress, as Governor of Virginia, as Ambassador to France, as Secretary of State, in retirement, and then as Vice-President and President of the United States. Emphasizes his actions while President by showing the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Complete Record: THOMAS JEFFERSON. Emerson Film Corp. Released by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., c1949. 2 reels, sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: Presents Thomas Jefferson as statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and progressive farmer, pointing out his greatness as author of the Declaration of Independence, as Governor of Virginia, as Secretary of State, as Minister to France, as founder of the University of Virginia, and as Vice President and President of the United States. For junior and senior high school and adult groups. Credits: Collaborator, Julian P. Boyd. © Emerson Film Corp.; 27Sep49; MP4735.

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