His navy and war secretaries were Robert Smith and Henry Dearborn.
As a poor public speaker, this man began the practice of submitting written State of the Union addresses, an act continued until 1917. This person was the only multi-term president with zero vetoes. His navy and war secretaries were Robert Smith and Henry Dearborn. He described the Missouri Compromise as a "fire bell in the night" and said that the (*) "tree of liberty" must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants. This man called for a "wall of separation" between church and state in his letter to the Danbury Baptists. For 10 points, name this first Secretary of State, the president who signed the Embargo Act and drafted the Declaration of Independence.
As a poor public speaker, this man began the practice of submitting written State of the Union addresses, an act continued until 1917.
Thomas Jefferson