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John Adams ( 30 October 1735 - 4 July 1826 ) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States; husband of Abigail Adams , father of John Quincy Adams . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1...
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 Adams, John Summary
862 words, approx. 3 pages(b. October 30, 1735; d. July 4, 1826) Second president of the United States 1797–1801). In the years between his birth in 1735 and death in 1826 John Adams became a member of an elite group of men who became universally praised as... summary from source:
 President John Adams Summary
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 As one of the nation's Founding Fathers, John Adams enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a public servant. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and was a member of the Continental Congress team that drafted the... summary from source:
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 John Adams Summary
3,397 words, approx. 11 pagesBorn October 1735Braintree, MassachusettsDied July 4, 1826Quincy, Massachusetts President and vice president of the United States, diplomat, lawyer,... summary from source:
 John Adams Information
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For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). John Adams, Jr. (October 30,1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second President of the United States (1797–1801). He also served as America's first Vice President...
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 The Boston Globe The greatness of John Adams
11/05/1997: 651 words, approx. 2 pages For two centuries, American presidents have been in search of their legacies, trolling an evanescent future for the elusive "judgment of history." Winning a big war is good for historical points. Avoiding one, which John Adams did, is not. The intellectual rigor and eloquence... summary from source:
The Washington Post Honoring John Adams and Family
06/24/2001: 792 words, approx. 3 pages From an early age John Adams longed to "shine" on the public stage, but "popularity was never my mistress, nor was I ever, or shall I ever be a popular man." Adams did not reckon on David McCullough. McCullough does not write "pathographies."... summary from source:
 AP News More Met Opera, ENO collaborations
8/15/2007: 255 words, approx. 1 pagesThe Metropolitan Opera and the English National Opera will co-produce stagings of John Adams' "Doctor Atomic" and a new work by Osvaldo Golijov."Doctor Atomic," which had its world premiere at the San Francisco Opera in October 2005, will open at the Met on Oct. 13,... summary from source:
AP News Book looks at John and Abigail Adams
11/18/2007: 764 words, approx. 3 pagesIn a flirtatious courtship letter to his future wife, Abigail, John Adams addresses her as "Miss Adorable." After she died 56 years later, the nation's second president writes his son that his capacity for grief was so exhausted that death "has no sting left for...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Joseph J. Ellis
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In the following essay, Ellis examines Adams's defense of his political philosophy through his correspondence with John Taylor, the main critic of Adams's A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America.
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Critical Essay by Leslie Wharton
13,436 words, approx. 45 pages
In the following essay, Wharton explores the apparent ideological split between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the years following the American Revolution and maintains that, contrary to popular belief, Adams's political philosophy remained fundamentally consistent throughout this period.
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Critical Essay by C. Bradley Thompson
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In the following essay, Thompson claims that most scholars have overestimated the importance of Adams's Puritan background and minimized the importance of philosophic rationalism in the formulation of his revolutionary philosophy.
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 Essay Grade: 88% A Biography of John Adams
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Describes the life of John Adams, second president of the U.S. Details his role in the American Revolution. Examines his performance as the second president of the United States. summary from source:
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Essay Grade: 86%John Adams
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Essay discusses how the actions of John Adams redarding the Alien and Sedition Acts were wrong.
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