Picture a fiery Massachusetts lawyer risking his career to defend British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, and drafting the Declaration of Independence just six years later. That was John Adams: a ...

WASHINGTON — From an early age John Adams longed to "shine" on the public stage, but "popularity was never my mistress, nor was I ever, or shall I ever be a popular man." Adams did not reckon on David ...

In 1819, 18 years after leaving the White House, John Adams fretted that “Mausoleums, Statues, Monuments will never be erected to me. … Panegyrical romances will never be written, nor flattering ...

QUINCY − Presidents Day is a big deal in Quincy. The city is home to the second and sixth U.S. presidents. It calls itself the City of Presidents. Quincy High School's nickname is The Presidents. Even ...

In 1797, John Adams became the second American president, having won election by three votes in the Electoral College. Although George Washington had set a momentous precedent by relinquishing power — ...