The Welsh have shaped American history more than most people realize. Seventeen signers of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh extraction, as were ten US Presidents. Thomas Jefferson actually spoke Welsh.
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America's past presidents and vice presidents of Welsh descent include Abraham Lincoln, James Monroe, Richard Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, Calvin Coolidge and Andrew Jackson. Thomas Jefferson, the great American Statesman spoke Welsh, his family came from Snowdonia.
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The book reveals that Wales even has links to the White House. Mr Breverton said: "Five of the first six American presidents were of Welsh extraction. In the history of America we are absolutely amazing. The greatest architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the greatest film director D.W. Griffith - both Welsh people."
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Five of the first six Presidents of the USA were of Welsh descent, and the ten Presidents to date with Welsh connections include, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Morrison Jnr, James Monroe, William Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, James A Garfield and Calvin Coolidge.
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