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Hello, I am [G. Edward Johnson ] and have been on wikipedia since 2002. My first edit with this account was on March 22, 2002 to create the page for The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King . (I may have edited some pages anonymously before then, I just don't remember.) I have recently been adding photos to articles as well as short article descriptions.
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and
Founding Father who served as the third
president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the
Declaration of Independence . Following the
American Revolutionary War and before becoming president in 1801, Jefferson was the first
United States secretary of state under
George Washington , and then the second
vice president under
John Adams . Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy,
republicanism , and
natural rights , and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels. This
line-engraved portrait of Jefferson was produced by the
United States Department of the Treasury 's
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) as part of a
BEP presentation album of the first 26 presidents. The same portrait appears on the obverse of the
two-dollar bill .
Engraving credit: Bureau of Engraving and Printing ; restored by Andrew Shiva
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