Series
Summary
Profiles John Adams as an ideal successor to Washington, citing the qualities of his character and Federalist policies that enabled him to address the challenges that took place during his presidency. Full description
- Plato's wish
- From "senseless turpitude" to stately duty
- "The most insignificant office that ever man contrived"
- The prescience of the political mind
- The halo of Washington, the shadow of Jefferson
- The French: foe or friend?
- War measures, free speech, states' rights
- The American landscape
- War and peace
- Conclusion: The moralist in politics.