Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook The Reader’s Notebook: Thomas Jefferson By Greg Jenkins • Apr 13, 2017 Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook TweetShareGoogle+Email Credit biography.com Listen Listening... / 4:37 April 13, 2017 -- Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. TweetShareGoogle+EmailView the discussion thread.