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Two of Washington's most prominent monuments celebrate America's first and third presidents, but what about John Adams?
When President John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the moment was rife with bizarre coincidences. Not only had the Founding ...
Three US presidents died on July 4, all nation-makers. Two of them, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day in ...
Turns out Donald Trump gauges his esteem for presidential predecessors by how well their portraits fit into his White House redecorating scheme. Or sometimes how well the frames around those portraits ...
President Donald Trump has shared his unique takes on past presidents and their portraits while discussing his White House ...
John Adams was a visionary. Who’d have thought — all these years later — that the fledgling nation he helped create would still be going strong and shining bright as the fireworks that will be ...
John Adams, a Founding Father and the second president of the US, refused to celebrate July 4 because he believed July 2 was ...
It is an occasion for American citizens to deepen their understanding of their independence and the principles of the republic.
The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.