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John adams seems to be the forgotten founding father, taking a backseat to washington and jefferson. John adams adams, john, 17351826 the online books page. Adams, john vice president, father of john quincy adams sixth president of the united states of america, first president to be identified as a member of a faction or political party, died on the same day as thomas jefferson, the 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence, his last words jefferson yet lives were unfortunately untrue, jefferson having died earlier that day. However, much of his administration was devoted to avoiding war. He was the universitys longestserving president since its founder, peter sammartino. Similar to ryersons john adamss republic in that it is not a biography, but an examination of one topic, luke mayvilles book focuses on adamss preoccupation with the. That was the longest lifespan of any president until ronald reagan surpassed adams in 2001. Oct 22, 2019 john adams was a founding father, the first vice president of the united states and the second president.
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