He read what he claimed was a prayer recited by President Thomas Jefferson "each day of his eight years of the presidency and every day thereafter until his death." It is always technically ...

It was that he claimed to be quoting former President Thomas Jefferson. The prayer is “a reminder of what our third President and the primary author of the Declaration of Independence thought ...

John Adams imploring God's blessing over the White House and its inhabitants. Thomas Jefferson prayer to preserve our nation's heritage. James Madison plea to God for public humility. Abraham ...

There is, however, no evidence suggesting Jefferson ever uttered the prayer. Indeed, this mistake is so common that the Thomas Jefferson Foundation has a dedicated online page — published long ...