Jefferson's Birthday officially honors the birth of the Founding Father and third U.S. president,

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (, 1743July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Indepe ...

on April 13, 1743. This day was recognized by

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served ...

as part of Presidential Proclamation 2276, issued on March 21, 1938. President

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issued proclamation 8124 on April 11, 2007, stating that "... on Thomas Jefferson Day, we commemorate the birthday of a monumental figure whose place in our Nation’s history will always be cherished".Proclamation 8124 of April 11, 2007
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{{Authority control April observances Thomas Jefferson Presidential birthdays in the United States Holidays related to the American Revolution

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