John Adams
2nd President (1797-1801)
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Birth:
October 30, 1735 at Quincy, Massachusetts
Death:
July 4, 1826 at Quincy, Massachusetts
The Life of President John Adams
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Adams Birthplace — Quincy, Massachusetts
Adams National Historical Park — Quincy, Massachusetts
Photographs of Adams Gravesite — Quincy, Massachusetts
First Lady & Family
Abigail Adams Biography from the White House
Pictures of Abigail Adams from the Library of Congress
John Quincy Adams
Charles Francis Adams
Genealogy
Adams family tree
John Adams ancestors and descendants
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Biography from University of Gronigen
Biography from the U.S. Senate
Congressional biography
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Portrait at the National Gallery of Art
John Adams' Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
Timothy Pickering - Secretary of State
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society
Adams Papers Electronic Archive at the Massachusetts Historical Society
The Adams Papers Digital Edition from the University of Virginia
Documents from The American Presidency Project
Text of Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
John Adams Papers from Yale Law School
The Works of John Adams
Vice President
Thomas Jefferson
Events During Adams' Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Adams' administration
Boston Massacre Trials
Declaration of Independence
Ambassador to Britain
Inauguration
XYZ Affair and Quasi-War with France
Alien and Sedition Acts
Judicial Appointments (Midnight Judges)
Marbury vs. Madison
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1796
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
Adams 71, Jefferson 68
1800
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
Jefferson 73, Adams 65 (election was decided in the House of Representatives)
Image of 1796 letter describing the upcoming election
1800 Election
1796 & 1800 Campaign & Election History
Further Information about John Adams
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
John Adams Birthplace - Quincy, Massachusetts
Adams National Historical Park - Quincy, Massachusetts
John Adams Gravesite - Quincy, Massachusetts
John Adams Statue - Quincy, Massachusetts
John Adams Bust - Boston, Massachusetts
United First Parish Church - Quincy, Massachussets
Adams Statue - Fort Worth, Texas
Adams Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Miscellaneous
Declaring Independence Exhibit at the Library of Congress
PBS' American Experience: John and Abigail Adams
John Adams Historical Society
HBO's John Adams
John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library
Marbury v. Madison documents
Adams Quotes
Books & Other Media
John Adams by David McCullough
John Adams: Party of One
John Adams by Page Smith
The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams
The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
Diary and Autobiography of John Adams
Papers of John Adams
The Adams Women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, Their Sisters and Daughters
Descent from Glory: Four Generations of the John Adams Family
Trivia
John Adams interesting facts
John Adams Fun Facts