The Boston Globe, November 5th, 1997
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 of the nation's second president, along with his candor and pomposity, have often been lost to history, just as Adams was squeezed off Mount Rushmore by his predecessor, George Washington, and his successor, Thomas Jefferson. Revivals of respect have been tried, and success may greet the latest, which began when a teenage...
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