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To: M Kehoe
I know about Jefferson, and his reasoning. Please list the other presidents, and your sources.

We were good friends with France during our own Revolution, and during theirs which followed shortly after.

Gilbert du Motier, the French Marquis de Lafayette, served as a major-general in the Revolutionary War under General Washington. He was a major factor in getting assistance for us from the French, bring us thousands of French soldiers and 5 frigates.

He named his son "Georges Washington Lafayette."

After the Revolution, the Marquis was declared a "natural born citizen" of the State of Maryland by that State's legislature.

He was a personal friend of our first 6 Presidents.

Likewise, a number of Americans, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were made citizens of France by an act of their legislature.

This happened during Washington's term as President, and before the election of Jefferson and Madison.

So the "Father of Our Country," the "Father of the Declaration of Independence," and the "Father of the Constitution" - Presidents 1, 3 and 4 - all served as US President while holding dual citizenship with France.

264 posted on 07/21/2013 2:04:02 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Jeff Winston

Another string of trash masquerading as meaningful words in the English language.


389 posted on 07/21/2013 4:54:10 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp (Partus Sequitur Patrem)
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