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In 1943, Princeton University decided to publish the complete papers of Thomas Jefferson. Compiling his notes and letters in chronological order and publishing them in bound volumes, the Papers of Thomas Jefferson project is up to Jefferson's 1801 inauguration, with eight years of his presidency and 25 years of his life still ahead. The publisher says the project won't wrap up until perhaps 2026, taking 83 years, which is as long as Jefferson lived. Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2005.