John Adams was many things: lawyer ... presidency as the Federalist Party nominee—against Thomas Jefferson of the Republican Party. The election of 1796 was the first of its kind. It launched the ...

Thomas Jefferson’s observation that no one ever resigns from a job in the federal government is an exaggeration, but not by ...

In his Farewell Address in 1796, Washington explained why he was not seeking ... In the ensuing presidential election, John Adams won 71 Electoral College votes and narrowly defeated Thomas Jefferson, ...

In 1788, when John Adams returned from Europe to a ... played a significant role in the election of 1796. It was a four-way race, with Adams and Thomas Pinckney on the Federalist ticket and ...

John Adams was born on October 30 ... He considered not running in the election of 1796, but the lure of public life remained strong. He admitted to Abigail that "...he did not know how he ...

It is much too early to think about the presidential election of 2028, but the Constitution’s Twenty-Second Amendment appears to prohibit President Donald Trump from serving a third term. To change ...