In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson, left, and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes, but public opinion sided with Jefferson. The Granger Collection, New York—2 On the afternoon of September ...
Independence Day, July 4, 1776 -- From friends to rivals -- Crossing the bar -- "Electioneering has already begun" -- Burr v. Hamilton -- Caucuses and calumny -- A new kind of campaign -- For God and ...
Inauguration day, March 4, 1801 -- The origins of national politics in the early republic -- The failure of national unity -- The Republicans' response : the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions -- The ...