At noon on March 4 of 1801 in the new federal capital of Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson gave his First Inaugural Address were he took the oath to become the third president of the United States. His speech marked the first transfer of the presidency from the Federalist Party into the Republican Party. Indeed, he desired to reach out to his political opponents and alleviate the division that was going on between both parties by embracing that ¨we are both Federalist and Republicans¨. In addition, Jefferson wanted to bring the people together under the belief that upholding the constitution as well as the nation could end up proving to be unifying forces. He believed that the country could reflect
At noon on March 4 of 1801 in the new federal capital of Washington, D.C. Thomas Jefferson gave his First Inaugural Address were he took the oath to become the third president of the United States. His speech marked the first transfer of the presidency from the Federalist Party into the Republican Party. Indeed, he desired to reach out to his political opponents and alleviate the division that was going on between both parties by embracing that ¨we are both Federalist and Republicans¨. In addition, Jefferson wanted to bring the people together under the belief that upholding the constitution as well as the nation could end up proving to be unifying forces. He believed that the country could reflect