046 The New Republic: Thomas Jefferson Comes to Washington

With the election of Thomas Jefferson, the era of the Federalists
was over. Jefferson immediately began to distance himself from
federalist policies. This is the first of several episodes that
will explore Jefferson's relationship with the military.
Jefferson made several changes, shrinking the size of the
standing army and reducing the size of the officer corps.
Jefferson established a politically neutral officer corps,
removing officers not committed to the new administration. He
also established the US Military Academy at West Point, New York,
to inoculate the officer corps with Jeffersonian values. His
first steps in reorienting the Army were successful. 


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