Thomas Jefferson sidelined Aaron Burr after learning he had pursued the presidency and planned to remove him from the 1804 ticket.
Thomas Jefferson sidelined Aaron Burr after learning he had pursued the presidency and planned to remove him from the 1804 ticket.
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