When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bit of a mess. The country’s two political ...

President John Adams rejected July 4 celebrations, insisting July 2 marked true American independence. Learn the story behind ...

Three US presidents died on July 4, all nation-makers. Two of them, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day in ...

When President John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the moment was rife with bizarre coincidences. Not only had the Founding Father died on the Fourth of July, but he also perished on the same exact day ...

John Adams thought July 2 would be marked as a national holiday for generations to come: “[Independence Day] will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am a ...

Adams had entered the presidency in 1797 professing his “positive passion for the public good.” ... How John Adams Managed a Peaceful Transition of Presidential Power. December 7, 2020.

The Adams family’s commitment to these principles did not end with John Adams. His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful ...