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The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on ho…

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  1. The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc.
  2. The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in hisadministration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display orceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as ingoing to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolitionof court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recognize titlesof honor, etc.