Obama's comments are summarized at the Iftar dinner in White House noting his comments on President Jefferson as the first president to hold such a dinner to reach out to Muslims. His quote about Jefferson holding an Iftar dinner is inaccurate or at least subject to extensive debate. The State Department's view which is not particularly critical. The view at Jihadwatch. Jefferson does not appear to be thinking this was an Iftar dinner.
There was a dinner that Jefferson attended, but it may be a stretch to see this as a "pleasant" Iftar dinner given the recent troubles with the Barbary pirates.
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