4.12: The Conscious Campaigner: Aaron Burr and the “Revolutionary” Election of 1800

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This episode discusses the significance of the 1800 presidential election and its key figures, including Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.

Send us Fan Mail Every four years, the United States holds a presidential election, and the Electoral College selects the next president. 1800 was no different, although the result certainly was different than the previous three: for the first time, an individual who did not hold Federalist leanings would assume the role of Chief Executive. Of the principal players in this electoral rematch, we’ve already covered the winner, Thomas Jefferson, and the runner-up, John Adams, so they...

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Host: Alex Mattke

Topics covered

• presidential election
• Electoral College
• Federalist
• political history
• early United States

Keywords

• 1800 election
• Aaron Burr
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Electoral College
• Federalist
• political history

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