Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801

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The Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, July 4, 1776. Mezzotint by H.S. Sadd after J. Trumbull.

Thomas Jefferson. Stipple engraving by T. Knight after A. Boucher Desnoyers.

John Adams. Steel engraving, 1881.

John Adams. Etching after J.S. Copley, 1783.

John Adams. Engraving by J.B Longacre after B. Otis after G. Stuart.

The spur of fame : dialogues of John Adams and Benjamin Rush, 1805-1813 / edited by John A. Schutz and Douglass Adair.

[John Adams correspondence].

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John Adams

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Images featuring John Adams

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The spur of fame : dialogues of John Adams and Benjamin Rush, 1805-1813 / edited by John A. Schutz and Douglass Adair.

[John Adams correspondence].

John Adams

Images from the collections

Images featuring John Adams

Works from the collections

The spur of fame : dialogues of John Adams and Benjamin Rush, 1805-1813 / edited by John A. Schutz and Douglass Adair.

[John Adams correspondence].

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