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Informing a nation : the newspaper presidency of Thomas Jefferson /

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During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson both sponsored and wrote for his own newspaper, the National Intelligencer and Washington Adviser. The newspaper spoke on behalf of his policies and those of his Republican, anti-federalist party and the Democratic-Republican Party, the precursor to today'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laracey, Mel, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > In mass media.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Political and social views.
Newspapers > 19th century.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Newspapers, Thomas Jefferson, and the National Intelligencer
  • 3. The Extraordinary Presidential Election of 1800
  • 4. Celebrating and Promoting Jefferson and Republicanism
  • 5. Defending Jefferson's Policies on Appointments and Removals
  • 6. Attacking Judges, Part 1: Judicial Review
  • 7. Attacking Judges, Part 2: The Impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase
  • 8. The New Orleans Port Closure and the Great Solution: The Louisiana Purchase
  • 9. Getting Reelected
  • 10. The Newspaper Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
  • Notes
  • Index