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	Bill Clinton William Jefferson Clinton William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton (born 1946) won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1992 and then defeated incumbent George Bush to become the 42nd president of the United States. He was re-elected to a second term in 1996 William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton was... Read more
	Clinton Clinton ♂ Mainly North American: transferred use of the English surname, a local name from Glympton in Oxfordshire or Glinton in Northants. It was originally used as a given name in America in honour of the Clinton family, whose members included the statesman George Clinton... Read more
	The Patriots Patriots, The (1943), a play by Sidney Kingsley. [National Theatre, 172 perf.; NYDCC Award.] Thomas Jefferson ( Raymond Edward Johnson) returns from France, hoping to settle with his daughters at his Monticello retreat. But George Washington ( Cecil Humphreys), buffeted by rough political... Read more
	University of Virginia UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA The University of Virginia, known since its founding in 1819 as "Mr. Jefferson's University," has personified, in past and present, a distinctive approach to public higher education whose integration of academic vision and architectural environment attracts national and... Read more
	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, 3d President of the United States (1801-9), author of the Declaration of Independence, and apostle of agrarian democracy. Early Life Jefferson was born on Apr. 13, 1743, at "Shadwell," in Goochland (now in Albemarle) co., Va. The vicinity, at that time considered a... Read more
	Presidents of the United States Presidents of the United States Presidents of the United States President Political Party Dates in Office Vice President(s) George Washington 1789-97 John Adams John Adams Federalist 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 1801-9 Aaron... Read more
	Joseph Jefferson Joseph Jefferson 1829-1905, American actor. He was the foremost of an old and distinguished family of English and American actors. Jefferson spent the first 20 years of his life as a strolling player. His fame came with his creation of the role of Rip Van Winkle in a dramatization of Washington... Read more
	The Players Players, The, New York City club for actors, writers, painters, sculptors, and musicians, was founded by Edwin Booth (1888), who was president until his death, and presented the organization with a building designed by Stanford White. Later presidents included Joseph Jefferson and John Drew.... Read more
	Mather Brown Mather Brown 1761-1831, American portrait and historical painter, b. Boston. He studied under Benjamin West in London and continued to work in England. His portraits include those of George IV (Buckingham Palace, London), Queen Charlotte, Sir William Pepperrell, Cornwallis, and Presidents John... Read more
	James Monroe James Monroe 1758-1831, 5th President of the United States (1817-25), b. Westmoreland co., Va. Early Life Leaving the College of William and Mary in 1776 to fight in the American Revolution, he served in several campaigns and was wounded (Dec., 1776) at the battle of Trenton. He later studied law... Read more