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Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was more remarkable as a political philosopher than as a politician. "People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity," he said, doubtless thinking of his own as well as the American experience.
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The first President who was the son of a President, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his illustrious father. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1767, he watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from the top of Penn's Hill above the family farm.
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John Adams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American politician and the second President of the United States (1797–1801), after being the first Vice President (1789–1797) for two terms. He ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams
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A collection of facts and trivia about Adams' life. ... • John Adams is the first president whose son became president. • He was the first president to live in the White House--then referred to as the Executive Mansion. • He died on July 4, 1826, the same day as his friend and political rival Thomas Jefferson.
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Adams began his education in a common school in Braintree. He secured a scholarship to Harvard and graduated at the age of 20. ... Adams was a very active member of congress, he was engaged by as many as ninety committees and chaired twenty-five during the second Continental Congress. In May of 1776, ... Commodore John Barry...
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www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/adams_j.htm
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