On July 25th I took some federal leaders to Monticello home of the 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson for an Executive Case Study.
Three of the first five presidents lived within thirty miles of Charlottesville VA. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and lived at his cherished Monticello whenever the duties of statecraft did not pull him away. James Madison, who followed Jefferson for his own two terms as president, lived at his ancestral home, Montpelier, from where he crafted documents that shaped the Federal Convention of 1787 and eventually earned him the title “Father of the Constitution.” James Monroe, Jefferson’s protégé and Madison’s Secretary of State and War, also served two terms as president, and in 1823 crafted what became called the Monroe Doctrine - a warning to the nations of Europe not to seek future colonies in the Western Hemisphere. We got to learn how he lived and how he led.
It was an honor to do this and to go inside Thomas Jefferson’s house. I have included some pictures.
Additional information about Thomas Jefferson and Monticello can be found at the following sites:
May we be proud to be American Citizens
Deep gratitude. Michelle
Faculty Chair
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
HR Solutions/Federal Executive Institute
Three of the first five presidents lived within thirty miles of Charlottesville VA. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence and lived at his cherished Monticello whenever the duties of statecraft did not pull him away. James Madison, who followed Jefferson for his own two terms as president, lived at his ancestral home, Montpelier, from where he crafted documents that shaped the Federal Convention of 1787 and eventually earned him the title “Father of the Constitution.” James Monroe, Jefferson’s protégé and Madison’s Secretary of State and War, also served two terms as president, and in 1823 crafted what became called the Monroe Doctrine - a warning to the nations of Europe not to seek future colonies in the Western Hemisphere. We got to learn how he lived and how he led.
It was an honor to do this and to go inside Thomas Jefferson’s house. I have included some pictures.
Additional information about Thomas Jefferson and Monticello can be found at the following sites:
- Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.: http://www.monticello.org
- The Miller Center, University of Virginia: http://millercenter.org
May we be proud to be American Citizens
Deep gratitude. Michelle
Faculty Chair
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
HR Solutions/Federal Executive Institute
Federal Executive Institute
