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To: Moneysmith who wrote (701)	9/13/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: LPasko	Respond to of 1533

>>I am sure Madison and Jefferson never envisioned a President like Bill Clinton<< And why not? I know little about Madison, but from all accounts Jefferson had a very active sex life outside the bounds of matrimony, with strong evidence existing that he fathered at least one child by a female slave he owned named Sally Hemmings. Since Mr. Jefferson was never called before a grand jury to spill his guts about this, we shall never know how he would have behaved. The founding fathers like Jefferson were great men; but Jefferson lived on the fields of Monticello, not on Mt. Olympus. These human foibles have always been with us and, yes, the heroes of history had these weaknesses as well--the difference was they weren't investigated day and night, and these matters regardless were considered "private." (Need we recount the "rumors" about FDR, Eisenhower and JFK?). The most interesting question is: Why today do we look so closely into the private lives of our leaders? Why have the times changed so much? Can you imagine that, during FDR's term, the press almost to a man completely respected his request that he never be photographed in a wheelchair, and that his infirmity never be mentioned? When were we more civilized and moral--then or now?