... Independence. He was its primary author, although his initial draft was changed after talking with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams and altered by Congress. The Declaration of Independence made Jefferson famous across the nation. Years later that fame stirred up jealousy from ... John Adams, who complained that the declaration's ideas were "hackneyed" or worn out. Jefferson agreed and said he wrote of ... Jefferson liked this idea. Jefferson became the reluctant presidential candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, and he seemed almost relieved when the Federalist candidate, John ...

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