From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.
Inscriptions and quotations in the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress. Photographs of this building of the Library of Congress are included.
Interesting resource for beginners and those that want a more in-depth understanding of John Adams.
Points of Interest:
135 Adams Street, Quincy, Massachusetts
141 Franklin Street, Quincy, Massachusetts
Additional Facts:
The Adams' were the first residents of the White House. They moved in in November 1800 while the paint was still wet. Mrs. Adams would hang her laundry in the East Room to dry.
Adams was one of three presidents not to attend the inauguration of his successor. Not only was Adams disappointed in losing to Jefferson, he was also grieving the death of his son Charles.
Adams was the great-great-grandson of John and Priscilla Alden, Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620.
Adams was the first president whose mother lived long enough to see him become president.
Adams was the first president to have a child die while in office. His son, Charles, died of cirrhosis of the liver when he was 30.
During the Continental Congresses Adams served on more committees than any other congressman—ninety in all, of which he chaired twenty.
The only presidents to sign the Declaration of Independence Adams and Jefferson both died on its 50th anniversary, July 4, 1826. Adams' dying words were "Thomas Jefferson survives". Jefferson, however, had passed on a few hours earlier.
Quotes:
“To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.”
“A pen is certainly an excellent instrument to fix a man’s attention and to inflame his ambition.”
“I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on this house (the White House) and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof!”
“Let every sluice of knowledge be open and set a-flowing.”
“The happiness of society is the end of government.”
“Power must never be trusted without a check.”
“Fear is the foundation of most governments.”
“There are two types of education… One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live.”
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