Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson ; He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation's first secretary of state ; second vice president ; and, as the third president , the statesman responsible for the Louisiana Purchase .

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson is one of those almost mythic figures from early American history that stand tall as one of the great heroes of the revolution and the early definition of what this country was going to become.  Sometimes it's easy to look at a figure that stands so tall in history and think, perhaps some of that is myth.  But when you look at the history of the times, he was every bit as great as our adoration of him suggests he was.

Thomas Jeffersonís service to the new American union lasted over fifty years.  He not only contributed to the core philosophical underpinnings upon which our democracy  based, he served in a variety of offices and made some phenomenal contributions to the developing country including.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. 

Benjamin Franklin

Sometimes when a country is just getting organized , its citizens are considered to be uneducated, out of touch or primitive .  But exactly opposite was the truth when the great American experiment began to take shape .  The world did not see America as provincial or simple and that is due to a large part to the work of the man many that many have called him The First American.  That man was Benjamin Franklin.

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

In the life of this great nation, a few of its presidents have emerged from the pack as truly historic and memorable even more than others.  Of course, the presidents from the generation of the founding fathers certainly fit that bill including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.  And presidents that served the country in times of great crisis also are deeply honored in memory.  But in recent memory, there probably no other president that brings up emotions of respect and admiration as much as that of John F. Kennedy.

George Washington

George Washington (1732-99) was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) and served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. The son of a prosperous planter, Washingtonwas raised in colonial Virginia. 

George Washington

It is impossible to reflect on the truly great leadership that has been one of the real blessings of this nation without including the name of George Washington in that list.  In fact, in almost anyoneís ìtop tenî list of truly great presidents, Washington would almost certainly top the list.  His stature in American history is legendary and the respect Americans have for this their first president borders on adoration of myth.  

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves.

Abraham Lincoln

We would like to think all of our presidents of the United States were truly great men and to be sure , just handling the awesome responsibility of the presidency takes a special kind of individual .  One of the unique and great things about the system of government in America is the concept of citizen leadership .  This is the idea of an ordinary citizen rising up and becoming president for a while and    
 .then returning to private life