A look at the role religion played in the presidential election of 1800, which pitted Thomas Jefferson against John Adams.

A discussion of the role Virginia's religious dissenters played in the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

UVA professor Larry Sabato talks about his book that offers 23 changes to the U.S. Constitution.

A look at three letters by Thomas Jefferson with his thoughts the U.S. Constitution as drafted by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Thomas Jefferson's letter to John Adams of November 13, 1787, containing some his thoughts on the newly drafted U.S. Constitution.

Thomas Jefferson's letter to William Stephens Smith of November 13, 1787, containing some his thoughts on the newly drafted U.S. Constitution.

Thomas Jefferson's letter to James Madison of December 20, 1787, containing some his thoughts on the newly drafted U.S. Constitution.

A report on an ailing poplar tree next to Jefferson's house that is believed to have been planted during Jefferson's lifetime.

In this excerpt from a recent talk, Jim Sofka, a former fellow at Monticello's Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, lists the Embargo's disastrous effects of the U.S. economy and explains why it's considered the greatest failure of Jefferson's Presidency.

On August 22, 2007, Bill Barker, who portrays Thomas Jefferson for Colonial Williamsburg, gave a talk at Monticello on Interpreting Thomas Jefferson. In this excerpt, Mr. Barker lists the 10 questions frequently asked questions that Mr. Jefferson receives from adults and children.