02 - John Adams

Listen to the Adams presidency episodes of this podcast!

Some other sources for learning about our second president available online include:

• Adams National Historical Park [Adams’s birthplace, the birthplace of JQ Adams, and the Peacefield estate] (National Park Service)
• The Miller Center’s guide to the life and presidency of John Adams (University of Virginia)
• John Adams: A Resource Guide (Library of Congress)
• The Papers of John Adams at Founders Online
• Wikipedia article on John Adams (not recommended for citation, just for quick reference)
• Plodding Through the Presidents – a more humorous take on various facets of Adams’s life
• Presidential – John Adams: The Case of the Missing Monument (Washington Post)
• 10 American Presidents – The Election of 1800
• American Presidents: Totalus Rankium
  • John Adams Part 1
  • John Adams Part 2
• [Abridged] Presidential Histories – John Adams (1797-1801)
• Civics & Coffee
  • A Man Alone: John Adams
  • Miss Independent: Abigail Adams
  • Dirty Tricks: The Election of 1800
  • The Adams Men (with Abridged Presidential Histories)
• Imperfect Men - John Adams
• FLOTUS Podcast – Abigail Adams
• Reframing America - John Adams: Elected, Rejected, and Disrespected
• C-SPAN
  • Life Portrait of John Adams
  • First Ladies: Abigail Adams

Featured Image: John Adams by Gilbert Stuart (c.1800-1815), courtesy of Wikimedia