Picture a fiery Massachusetts lawyer risking his career to defend British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, and drafting the Declaration of Independence just six years later. That was John Adams: a ...

In 1797, John Adams became the second American president, having won election by three votes in the Electoral College. Although George Washington had set a momentous precedent by relinquishing power — ...

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father, a farmer and deacon, hoped that Adams would enter the clergy, but his Harvard professors thought his propensity for ...

In 1819, 18 years after leaving the White House, John Adams fretted that “Mausoleums, Statues, Monuments will never be erected to me. … Panegyrical romances will never be written, nor flattering ...

Political commentator Ben Shapiro highlighted 12 essential biographies in a July 19 episode of The Ben Shapiro Show, spanning centuries, from revolutionary leaders to modern tech visionaries.