October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) October 2 – John Adams on Samuel Adams(& not the Beer) “Without the character of Samuel Adams the true history of the American Revolution can never be written;” to William Tudor, Sr., June 17, 1817John and Samuel Adams were nearly thirteen years apart, and second […]
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September 25:- A Bill of Rights ”What think you of a Declaration of Rights? Should not such a Thing have preceded the Model?” to Thomas Jefferson, November 10, 1787John Adams knew something about compromise. It is what he had to fashion among the delegates of the Continental Congress in order to achieve Independence. The Constitutional […]
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September 17:Constitution Day The two Presidents that I portray, John Adams and Theodore Roosevelt, were not involved in the drafting of the United States Constitution. But that didn’t stop either of them from having a lot to say on the subject. To celebrate this day that the United States’ governing document was approved, the following video shows […]
Keep on reading...September 3 (&4)- Treaty of Paris: Liberty & Fish John Adamsto Elbridge Gerry, September 3, 1783 The third of September, will be more remarkable or the Signature of the definitive Treaties than for the Battle of Naseby or Worcester or the Death of Oliver Cromwell. The Treaty of Paris was a major date in John […]
Keep on reading...August 21:- John Adams and the Law ”I compleated a contract with Mr. Putnam, to study Law…” (Diary)When John Adams graduated in July of 1755, he had an Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts), and not much else. Not even a diploma – Harvard would not start handing those out until 1813.Adams’ father wanted him to enter […]
Keep on reading...August 14 – John Adams Vs. the Stamp Act ”1765 was the Epocha of the Stamp Act.” (Diary)Have you ever gone to a bad dinner – and then gotten stuck paying the bill?Such was the Stamp Act: America is presented with a bill for a war that they didn’t ask for, and one that was […]
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John Adams got called a lot of names during and beyond his lifetime. Old Oak. The Colossus of Independence. His Rotundity. Some were flattering. Some were – not.One of my favorites could be seen as both. And it speaks to why Adams, at a historic and a human level, is so inspiring. “Old Sink or Swim.” It might not […]
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