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31 de mar. de 2012 · John Adams Biography. John Adams by Benjamin Blythe done in Salem in 1766. Early Life. John Adams, son of Deacon John Adams and Susanna Boylston, was the fifth generation from Henry Adams who reached the shores of America, from England, in 1633. Henry with his wife and eight children was given a grant of forty acres of land, not far from where ...
Adams’s final words were reportedly: “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” He did not know his friend had died only a short while earlier. Adams—as the president who succeeded, or followed, George Washington—showed that the nation’s most important office could survive a change of leadership, which countries ruled by kings and queens sometimes did not.
The biography for President Adams and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · John Adams, American composer and conductor whose works were among the most-performed of contemporary classical music. His best-known pieces include the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), but his most ambitious works were his operas, including Nixon in China (1987). Read more about his life and career.
John Adams (1735 1826) was a Founding Father, political philosopher and second president of the US (1797-1801). Adams was also a lawyer who advocated the right to counsel and presumption of innocence. He was one of the more conservative Founding Fathers but swung behind the cause of the American Revolution and helped to champion the […]
Before becoming President in 1797, John Adams built his reputation as a blunt-speaking man of independent mind. A fervent patriot and brilliant intellectual, Adams served as a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress between 1774 and 1777, as a diplomat in Europe from 1778 to 1788, and as vice president during the Washington administration.
John Coolidge Adams. John Coolidge Adams ( Worcester, 15 de fevereiro de 1947) é um compositor estadunidense com fortes raízes no minimalismo. Seus trabalhos mais conhecidos incluem Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986), On the Transmigration of Souls (2002), uma peça coral dedicada às vítimas dos ataques de 11 de Setembro de 2001 (peça ...
