In the given two part documentary by Ken Burns, the maker has tried to capture the nuances of the enigmatic historical personality, Thomas Jefferson. With multiple feathers to his hat, Jefferson has been one of the most perplexing historical figures, who seemed to have encompassed diverse contradictions within himself. The innate ambiguity in his personality has been aptly elucidated in the beginning of the documentary itself as the person encountering Thomas Jefferson is unable to arrive at his true identity as he happens to be well versed with diverse topics, ranging from mechanical engineering to agriculture to religion.