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October 27, 2020
Jeffrey Pasley of the University of Missouri will talk about the first American presidential elections, from Washington’s unanimous election to two terms in office to the first contested election in our history, when John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson in 1796, only to lose to him in 1800.