dcMemorials.com << Previous -- Home -- Next >> Full list of all 1,000+ -- Indexed by Subject -- Indexed by Location -- Indexed by Artist Buy THE Definitive Guide to D.C. Sculpture The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. Sorry, this isn't one of the 1008 photographed sites. If you have some photos you'd like to contribute, please send them to Marv@dcMemorials.com Library of Congress: Thomas Jefferson bust in Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of the Enlightenment and knew many intellectual leaders in Britain and France. He idealized the independent yeoman farmer as exemplar of republican virtues, distrusted cities and financiers, and favored states' rights and a strictly limited federal government. Jefferson supported the separation of church and state and was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786). Source: Wikipedia The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. It is the largest by shelf space and one of the most important libraries in the world. Its collections include more than 30 million catalogued books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 58 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible (one of only four perfect vellum copies known to exist); over 1 million US Government publications; 1 million issues of world newspapers spanning the past three centuries; 33,000 bound newspaper volumes; 500,000 microfilm reels; over 6,000 comic book titles; the world's largest collection of legal materials; films; 4.8 million maps; sheet music; and 2.7 million sound recordings. Source: Wikipedia See other nearby attractions . Links: . 'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Jefferson -- Jean K. Rosales and Michael R. Jobe . Wikipedia article on Jefferson . General Location: Library of Congress (Jefferson Bldg Great Hall) See other nearby attractions . Address: Independence Ave & 1st St SE . Nearby Metro Stations: Capitol South (Orange, Blue) All 34 nearby . Subject: . Thomas Jefferson All 4 pieces this subject . US Presidents All 48 pieces this subject . Revolutionary War All 53 pieces this subject . DCM#190

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