...that of the presidency today. Seventeen different men served in this capacity between 1781 and 1788. George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James...Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William Henry Harrison were born British subjects, since all were born in colonies belonging to...

...Declaration of Independence was signed. Eight presidents were born before 1776 as British subjects— George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James...Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and, after Van Buren, William Henry Harrison. To put it another way, seven of our first eight presidents...

...founders of our nation were nearly all Infidels, and that of the presidents who had thus far been elected {George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson} not a one had professed a belief in Christianity" 2 ?? Wilson's overall point was...