As Chervinsky puts it, “George Washington created the presidency, but John Adams defined it.” He barely got the job. Alexander Hamilton, the Federalist Party’s de facto chief, disliked Adams ...

This Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the American Revolution. And, since this single day also marks the beginning of the military path ...

Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello ...

Although John Adams has been the subject of several ... he was surpassed only by George Washington. Adams endured the thankless task of finding out just how anonymous that office might be before ...

John Adams was an indispensable figure in the American Revolution, vice president under George Washington and the second president of the United States. John Quincy Adams served as a diplomat ...

John Adams rose to prominence in 1770 ... and the United States during the Revolutionary War – and nominated George Washington to serve as commander in chief. He served on the committee that ...

William E. Leuchtenburg's new book spotlights (from left to right) George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams. Illustration by Meilan Solly ...

In 1788, when John Adams returned from Europe to a hero's welcome, he came home to limitless possibilities. The presidency would belong to George Washignton ... He wished to be Washington's ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in ... incoming Vice President John Adams led Washington onto a balcony, where he was officially sworn in as the nation's first ...