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- Sharp, James. American Politics in the Early Republic: The New Nation in Crisis. (1995), detailed political narrative of 1790s.
- Smith, Page. John Adams. (1962) 2 volume; full-scale biography, winner of the Bancroft Prize
- Thompson, C. Bradley. John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty. (1998). Analysis of Adams's political thought; insists Adams was the greatest political thinker among the Founding Generation and anticipated many of the ideas in The Federalist.
- White, Leonard D. The Federalists: A Study in Administrative History (1956), thorough analysis of the mechanics of government in 1790s
- Gordon S. Wood. ‘’ Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different’’ (2006)
Primary sources
- Adams, C.F. The Works of John Adams, with Life (10 vols., Boston, 1850-1856)
- Butterfield, L. H. et al., eds., The Adams Papers (1961- ). Multivolume letterpress edition of all letters to and from major members of the Adams family, plus their diaries; still incomplete .
- Cappon, Lester J. ed. The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams (1988).
- Carey, George W., ed. The Political Writings of John Adams. (2001). Compilation of extracts from Adams's major political writings.
- Diggins, John P., ed. The Portable John Adams. (2004)
- John A. Schutz and Douglass Adair, eds. Spur of Fame, The Dialogues of John Adams and Benjamin Rush, 1805–1813 (1966) ISBN 978-0-86597-287-2
- C. Bradley Thompson, ed. Revolutionary Writings of John Adams, (2001) ISBN 978-0-86597-285-8
- John Adams, Novanglus; or, A History of the Dispute with America (1774) online version
- Brinkley, Alan, and Davis Dyer. The American Presidency. Boston: Houghton Mifflin company, 2004.
External links
- John Adams Biography as well as quotes, gallery and speeches
- John Adams @ the Jewish Encyclopedia
- John Adams
- White House biography
- State of the Union Addresses: 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800
- Inaugural Address,
- John Adams Quotes at Liberty-Tree.ca
- "Thoughts on Government" Adams, April 1776
- The Papers of John Adams from the Avalon Project (includes Inaugural Address, State of the Union Addresses, and other materials)
- Adams Family Papers: An electronic archive Captured December 16, 2004.
- Works by John Adams at Project Gutenberg
- Medical and Health History of John Adams
- Quotes on the preservation of freedom:
- The John Adams Library, housed at the Boston Public Library, contains Adams's personal collection of more than 3,500 volumes in eight languages, many of which are extensively annotated by Adams.
- Official NPS website: Adams National Historical Park
- Extensive essay on John Adams and shorter essays on each member of his cabinet and First Lady from the Miller Center of Public Affairs
- Quotes from John Adams on the proper role, and divine purpose of government at Our Republic
| Political offices | ||
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| New title | Vice President of the United States April 21, 1789¹ – March 4, 1797 |
Succeeded byThomas Jefferson |
| Preceded byGeorge Washington | President of the United States March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |
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| New title First candidate |
Federalist Party vice presidential candidate 1792² ³ |
Succeeded byThomas Pinckney³ |
| Federalist Party presidential candidate 1796, 1800 |
Succeeded byCharles Cotesworth Pinckney | |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| New title | United States Minister to the Netherlands 1782 – 1788 |
Succeeded byCharles W.F. Dumas |
| United States Minister to Great Britain 1785 – 1788 |
Succeeded byThomas Pinckney | |
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| Preceded byGeorge Washington | Oldest U.S. President still living December 14, 1799 – July 4, 1826 |
Succeeded byJames Madison |
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| 1. Adams' term as Vice President is sometimes listed as starting on either March 4 or April 6. March 4 is the official start of the first vice presidential term. April 6 is the date on which Congress counted the electoral votes and certified a Vice President. April 21 is the date on which Adams took the oath of office. 2. While Adams won the Vice Presidency in 1789 as well, he was not the candidate of the Federalist Party, which had not yet formed. 3. Technically, Adams was a presidential candidate in 1792 and Pinckney was a presidential candidate in 1796. Prior to the passage of the Twelfth Amendment in 1804, each presidential elector could cast two ballots; the highest vote-getter would become President and the runner-up would become Vice President. Thus, in 1792, with George Washington as the prohibitive favorite for President, the Federalist party fielded Adams as a presidential candidate, with the intention that he be elected to the Vice Presidency. Similarly, in 1796 and 1800, the Federalist party fielded two candidates, Adams and Thomas Pinckney in 1796 and Adams and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney in 1800, with the intention that Adams be elected President and Pinckney be elected Vice President. | ||
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