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John Adams as Vice President


The Vice Presidency of John Adams | American Experience - PBS

Adams' primary role as vice president was as president of the Senate. He was meant to preside over proceedings -- not debate or lecture as he had in the ...

John Adams | The White House

John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President ...

John Adams - Wikipedia

Adams was the first person to hold the office of vice president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. He was a dedicated diarist and regularly ...

John Adams as Vice President - Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

On April 13, 1789, Adams departed his native Braintree for New York where he would assume the duties of Vice President, second in command only to George ...

John Adams - White House Historical Association

On April 21, 1789, John Adams became the first Vice President of the United States. Over the next twelve years, John and Abigail followed the federal ...

John Adams - Vice Presidency, Election & Presidency | Britannica

Under the electoral rules established in the recent ratified Constitution, Adams was duly elected America's first vice president. This meant ...

John Adams: Life in Brief | Miller Center

In the early days of the American electoral process, the candidate receiving the second-largest vote in the electoral college became vice president. This is how ...

John Adams | George Washington's Mount Vernon

Adams found his role as vice president a tedious one even referring to it as "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his ...

John Adams | Biography, Political Party, Children, Presidency, & Facts

John Adams was the first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the United States. He was an early advocate of ...

John Adams' Senate Farewell

Thanks to a recent best-selling biography by historian David McCullough, Americans have rediscovered John Adams. As the nation's first vice president, and ...

John Adams: Campaigns and Elections | Miller Center

The Campaign and Election of 1796: Throughout Washington's presidency, Vice President Adams regarded himself as the heir apparent.

John Adams, Our First Vice President - Americana Corner

John Adams was our nation's first Vice President and helped shape the responsibilities of the office. Moreover, as the tie-breaking vote in ...

The Day the Vice President Showed His Strength | Beehive

John Adams famously described the vice presidency as “the most insignificant Office” ever devised. Less well known is why he said this or that ...

The vice presidency: From 'insignificant office' to political powerhouse

John Adams called the vice presidency "the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived."

Knowing the Presidents: John Adams | Smithsonian Institution

As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George Washington during both terms (1789- ...

John Adams | Overview, Vice Presidency & Election - Study.com

John Adams was America's first vice president. He served under President George Washington for two terms ranging from 1789 to 1797. In the Election of 1789, ...

1796 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

Incumbent vice president John Adams of the Federalist Party defeated former secretary of state Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party.

About the Vice President | Historical Overview - Senate.gov

The degree to which vice presidents were engaged in Senate activity varied throughout the 19th century. John Adams played an active role, lobbying senators to ...

Thomas Jefferson and the Vice Presidency | Monticello

When Thomas Jefferson was elected vice president under John Adams, one of his concerns was a lack of rules. A chief duty of the vice president was to preside ...

John Adams, Our First Vice President - YouTube

In the first Presidential election, the Electoral College met on February 4, 1789, and unanimously selected George Washington as President.