They died on the same day: The Fourth of July, 1826 – 50 years to the day after the Declaration. Historians say that Adams’ final words were: “Thomas Jefferson survives,” as if consoling himself with ...

Adams, accompanied by his sons, John Quincy, age 12 (fellow future president), and Charles, 9, departed from Boston in November to set sail for Europe aboard French frigate Sensible.

He wrote to Abigail that "the second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America." The ...

From 2001: David McCullough on founding father John Adams 10:14. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough died August 8, 2022 at age 89.In this "Sunday Morning" interview, originally ...

An intimate testament to love and to home written and signed by Founding Father John Adams was sold for $40,000 by auction house Raab Collection on Wednesday. The heartfelt letter from the then ...

There is currently no memorial to John Adams, John Quincy Adams and their family in Washington. ... At 11 years of age, he began accompanying his father on diplomatic missions to Europe, ...

In 1788, when John Adams returned from Europe to a hero's welcome, he came home to limitless possibilities. The presidency would belong to George Washignton, of course, ...

An intimate letter from President John Adams to a young bride, known only to one American family for 200 years, sold for $40,000 as part of a "friendship album." ...

After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. By Joshua Barone The composer John ...

Every few years, organizations like Siena College and C-SPAN ask historians, political scientists, and presidential biographers to rank the best U.S. presidents. The results invariably spark ...

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory. The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz ...

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory. The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz ...