REMEMBERING NON-REVISED HISTORY: MAY 27, 2013

John Adams

Second President of the United States (1797-1801)
Signer of Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights

Biography
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second president of the United States (1797–1801), having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States. An American Founding Father, he was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain. Well educated, he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted republicanism and wrote prolifically about his often seminal ideas... » Full Bio

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This Day In History 200 Years Ago

May 27, 1813

Thomas Jefferson Writes To John Adams

On this day in 1813, former President Thomas Jefferson writes former President John Adams to let him know that their mutual friend, Dr. Benjamin Rush, has died.

Rush's passing caused Jefferson to meditate upon the departure of the Revolutionary generation. He wrote, We too must go; and that ere long. I believe we are under half a dozen at present; I mean the signers of the Declaration. » Full Article

“Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.”

~ Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father of the United States

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