John Adams ~ October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826

2nd President, 1797 - 1801
John Adams sites visited: 
John and Abigail bought "Peacefield" in 1787.  After their deaths, the estate remained in the family until 1946 when it was donated to the Federal Government. It became the Adams National Historic Site and you can find it at 135 Adams Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Adams was the first Vice President and served two terms, 1789-1797. We found these items at a Vice President exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The first President to live in the White House also has his statue in the City of Presidents, Rapid City, South Dakota.
Near the United First Parish Church in Quincy there are statues of John and Abigail.
The Adams had a pew in the church and their remains lie in the crypt below the sanctuary.
Down into the crypt we went.
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Abigail
John Quincy
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John Adams led a remarkable life. He successfully defended the British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre of 1770. He was a Founding Father and for a long time he was the longest lived President (died at age 90). Adams was later surpassed by Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Carter. Adams served just one term as President and lost the election to his then Vice President, Thomas Jefferson. They were estranged for many years but began a correspondence later in life.  Adams died on the same day as Jefferson, about 5 hours after Jefferson passed away. Adams lived long enough to see his son, John Quincy, elected President in 1825.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the only Presidents out of the first twelve to have never owned slaves. John Adams, what a life 💗
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."

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