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Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond March 1809
Events in March 1809 2
1801 – 1809Jefferson presidency3rd President — 1801 to 1809Thomas Jefferson served as the 3rd President from March 4, 1801 to March 4, 1809. He oversaw the Louisiana Purchase (1803), doubling the size of the United States for $15 million.
1809 – 1817Madison presidency4th President — 1809 to 1817James Madison served as the 4th President from March 4, 1809 to March 4, 1817. During his presidency the White House was burned by British forces in the War of 1812.