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John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical, notably Jefferson. [386] [387] Historian Gregg L. Frazer argues that the leading founders (John Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Wilson, Morris, Madison, Hamilton, and Washington) were neither Christians nor Deists, but rather supporters of a hybrid "theistic rationalism". [388]
Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16], 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. [3]
Presidency of John Adams March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 ... and led to the founding of the Federalist Party and the ... Adams is "often called the father of the ...
In this "Sunday Morning" interview, originally broadcast on July 1, 2001, he talks with correspondent Rita Braver about an overlooked Founding Father, John Adams, the subject of his Pulitzer Prize ...
Since the office was established in 1789, 45 [a] individuals have served as president of the United States.Of these, 15, [1] including Lyndon B. Johnson who took only the First Degree, are known to have been Freemasons, beginning with the nation's first president, George Washington.
America’s Founding Fathers didn’t envision the U.S. as a bureaucracy or a democracy. They envisioned it as a republic ... In 1814, John Adams, by then a former President, ...
Texas has the most John Hancocks, George Washingtons, Thomas Jeffersons and John Jays. Of the original 13 colonies, only New York has the highest Founding Father concentration with Alexander Hamilton.