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

John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a …

Feb 16, 2017 · John Adams, America's first vice president and second president. On this day in 1797, John Adams went before the Senate for the last time as its presiding officer to deliver …

Feb 17, 2023 · When he signed some legislative documents as "John Adams, Vice President of the United States," some senators objected, citing a problem with a member of the executive …

John Adams included a shared appointment power and the phrase “advice and consent” in his Thoughts on Government, written in 1776.

Jan 29, 2002 · Immediately after Adams delivered his message to Congress on 16 May, the Senate named three Federalists—Uriah Tracy of Connecticut, John Laurance of New York, …

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

Jun 7, 2023 · After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, John Adams was elected as the first Vice President of the United States, serving under President George Washington from 1789 to …

Jun 19, 2002 · On 21 April, JA made the short walk from John Jay’s home to Federal Hall, where he was met on the chamber floor by John Langdon, the Senate president pro tempore. …

Nov 10, 2024 · With Republicans taking control of the Senate for the first time in four years, the party will need to select a new Senate Majority Leader from its ranks, and an unlikely …