About this episode

The episode explores the story of Thomas Jefferson allegedly shooting a man for treason on the White House lawn, popularized by the film Swordfish.

We dig into the origins of the story that Thomas Jefferson once shot a man for treason on the White House lawn, made popular by the 2001 film Swordfish. Find out more at plodpod.com Join our Patreon community for ad-free episodes and bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ploddingthroughthepresidents Check out our merch at https://plodding-through-the-presidents.dashery.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Thomas Jefferson
• treason
• White House
• history
• film

Keywords

• Swordfish
• 2001 film
• historical anecdotes

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