Adams, John

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1. A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the second president, from 1797 to 1801, after George Washington. Washington and Adams were the only presidents from the Federalist party. Adams's presidency was marked by diplomatic challenges, in which he avoided war with France. The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed while he was president.

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Adams, John

Only three presidents - John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson - have actively chosen to sit out their successor's inaugurations, and none in the last century.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2021

Outgoing Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson all skipped the inaugurations of the men who replaced them, for assorted personal reasons.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2020

The Presidents Adams, John and John Quincy, knew that the powerful in government were elitists, no matter what they called themselves.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2019

Yolanda Adams, John Legend, Janelle Monáe, SZA, Shirley Caesar and Alicia Keys are among the many Aretha Franklin admirers who perform at this tribute show, which was taped in Los Angeles in January.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2019

Once, when some three hundred of these Sons dined at Dorchester, Paul Revere was present, as well as Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock.

From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)