History. Next on American History tv historian and author Jeffrey Hadley talks about issues and the media wars they waged in newspaper ms. The election of 1796 was the first time the voters had to choose between candidates between competing Political Parties. Discussing the tactics used and the Democratic Republican Party to sully the reputations of john adams and Thomas Jefferson. The talk is about an hour and 20 minutes. Im doug brad burn. Welcome to mt. Vernon, fred w. Smith National Library for the study of George Washington. Im the founding director. This is our ford evening book talks. The Ford Motor Company has been a great supporter of mt. Vernon since henry ford donated the first fire engine to the estate. We want to make sure that the mansion does not burn down. Thats been a longtime concern of ours and an ongoing issue. Were really thankful to ford, ford family, ford Motor Vehicle for their continuing support for all of our projects. Mt. Vernon doesnt take government money.