All But Forgotten: Thomas Jefferson and the Development of Public Administration

Contents

vii Contents Preface ix Introduction xiii One THE REVOLUTIONARY THINKER Developing a Brief Contextual Understanding for Jefferson’s Perspectives on Administration and Constitutional Theory during the Early Stages of His Political Career 1 Two THE PRESIDENCY How Eight Years in Washington Changed Jefferson’s Constitutional and Administrative Thinking 9 Three REVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVES ON STATE-SPONSORED EDUCATION Jefferson’s Lasting Intellectual and Institutional Contribution to the Development of Public Administration in the United States 53 Four THOMAS JEFFERSON An Administrative Creator and Conservator of American Constitutional Tradition 97 Notes 107 References 121 Index 127 ...