America's Presidency : The Presidency Of John AdamsPresidency

The presidency of George Washington was a difficult pair of terms to follow. John Adams tried to follow the precedent that the first president had set, but the second president only managed to polarize the nation among two parties: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Although his decisions are today looked at with mixed feelings, at the time John Adams fell into popular disfavor. After his singular term due to the opposition of the Jeffersonian Anti-Federalists and the Hamiltonian Federalists (members of Adams’s own party), there was a power vacancy clearly waiting to be filled which would lead to the spot of the third President of the United States. The first twelve years of the nation and its first two presidents had been marred by stirrings of factionalism and tension. However, the two presidents after Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, would do much to lessen these issues due to educated and intelligent policy-making, in addition to a great deal of fortunate circumstances.

The first five presidents of the United States impacted the United States greatly and their names were George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. The president I think that impacted the U.S the most was George Washington who was in office for eight years (1789-1797). George Washington who was the commander in chief and led the army in the Revolutionary War and gained freedom from Great Britain at that time there was thirteen colonies in the United States. In 1783 George Washington signed a peace treaty with Great Britain. John Adams which was the second president to be elected who was vice president at first for eight years (1789-1796) soon became president for four years (1797-1801). John Adams strengthened the central government by making the army stronger and he signed a law which is called the “Act for the Sick” which let government marine hospital service. Thomas Jefferson which was the third president was one of the more important presidents for the United States, he was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and he also organized the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the country known as the United States. James Madison Jr. known as the fourth president promoted the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. James Monroe which was the fifth president of the United States who was in office for eight years (1817-1825) and was the last president that was in the Virginia Dynasty and the Republican Generation.

  Coming together only during winter, when Congress is not in session, it was obviously hard for Adams not to become occasionally depressed without his “Portia,” another name Abigail used to sign her letters. During his years in congress, Adams becomes distinguished in the revolution. As head of the Board of War, which met every morning and evening, he would have been busy enough. However, he was constantly on the floor in Congress, arguing for the things he passionately cared for, in between those meetings. He also belonged to numerous committees, of which was the Committee of Five, that which drafted the constitution. Throughout this time, Adams corresponds regularly with Abigail, and on his next winter at home, he resolves that he will not return to congress. However, when he is soon later elected to be a third commissioner to France to replace Silas Deane, they spend their first winter apart, Adams brings John Quincy, their eldest. He arrives only to learn in astonishment that before he had even set foot on French soil, his very purpose of the mission- to assist in negotiations for an alliance between the US and France, has already been accomplished. Despite these circumstances, he and his son stay in Paris for

While Thomas Jefferson’s tenure in office proved to be a failure, he was successful in some aspects of his presidency. His Inaugural Address of 1801 was very empowering and centered around the theme of reconciliation. Jefferson talked about how we are all “Federalists and Republicans.” Jefferson stressed in his speech on how we must remain united, not

John Adams (1735-1826) has the historically unfortunate position of being president between two American icons, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His presidency is often overlooked by scholars and even occasionally viewed as an undeserving president who won the office out of early American political maneuvering (McCullough 2001, 29). Nonetheless, he led the young nation during the end of the French Revolution and the emergence of Napoleon Bonaparte, a globally tumultuous period. The nation, and the world, has changed dramatically since the end of the eighteenth century. However, the domestic and foreign concerns that Adams had to manage and attempt to resolve are still relevant to current circumstances. Even though Adams only served one term over 200 years ago, through an analysis of his background, personality, presidential leadership and managerial style, and his interactions with Congress and the American people, a twenty-first century incoming president is able to learn from Adams’ mistakes and triumphs.

The book A Magnificent Catastrophe, by Edward J. Larson, narrates a story about how dirty and devious America’s first presidential campaign of 1800, how it became the most powerful election and how it molded America’s future in today’s society. Adams and Jefferson two great friends that shared one common goal. It is to obtain America’s freedom against the motherland Great Britain. They have remained close coworkers and friends throughout the American Revolution, but then in the 1800 each went thru their separate ways and had their own political parties and different ideologies. One believed that solitary “effective central government led by a powerful president could forge a stable, secure nation from a multiple of weak, wrangling states” (Larson, 2007, 17) and called themselves Federalist led by John Adams. Adams believed that America should have only one strong influential president that is in control of the nation. He does not want to give people too much power because he does not want them to have a lot of freedom. On the other hand, one wants America to be the “land of free, prosperous farmers and workers” (Larson, 2007, 17) called themselves Republicans led by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson saw America as a country that is for the people. The people of the U.S is the President and that all people are born with individual rights. An individual rights that the government couldn’t restrict just because they wanted to control the people and create a central government. The

In the book “A Magnificent Catastrophe” author, Edward J. Larson examines all aspects of the events that occurred during the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800s. Larson discusses the Presidential Election rivalry battle between Thomas Jefferson of the Republicans and John Adams of the Federalists. In 1776 both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were sent to Philadelphia as delegates to the second continental congress, they joined a five-member committee, which drafted a Declaration of Independence for the United States. They later then voted to adopt and sign the document their committee drafted which was the Declaration of Independence. Adams was more active when promoting independence and argued the longest and the most effective, but

In the book, “A Magnificent Catastrophe” by Edwawrd J. Larson, the author views all the aspects of the events that occurred in the 1800’s during America’s first presidential campaign. The presidential election during the 1800’s was the first campaign that shaped the country’s future. The election was full of chaos and confrontations, and there was a rivalry battle between members of different parties. One of the members was Thomas Jefferson from the Republicans, and on the other side, it was John Adams from the Federalists. In 1776, both Jefferson and Adams were sent as delegates to the second-continental congress to declare independence. When they were there, they wrote the Declaration of Independence. After signing the Declaration of Independence,

Actions that occurred before, during and after Thomas Jefferson’s presidential election can easily support that Jefferson was not completely consistent with his philosophical ideas. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Barbary pirate’s war, and economic issues can help argue that Thomas Jefferson wasn’t such a consistent president. Although it can be argued that his imposition of the Alien and Sedition Acts was a gratifying action, it can’t compare to the everlasting aftermath of those three main inconsistencies.

The president is the foreign policy leader for the United States with an important political, military and economic role in the international arena. If there is collision between the president and congress, can congress restrain the president in foreign policy making?

The presidency of the United Sates of America has been an evolving office since the term of our first president, George Washington. This evolution has occurred because of the changing times and the evolution of society itself, but also because of the actions of the men who have become president. Starting in the 20th century, most have referred to the presidency as the modern presidency due to changes in both a president's power and the way that the office itself is viewed. As the office of the president has evolved so has who can become president evolved. Yet, even today there are certain individuals who because of their gender or race have yet to hold the office of the presidency. The men that

The American President (1995), directed by Rob Reiner, is a film that focuses on recently windowed president Andrew Shepard, as he pursues and pines over environmental lobbyist Syndey Ellen. This film is about the relationship that transpires between the President and his romantic interest with Washington D.C. serving as an important backdrop for the film, as Andrew Shepard spends the majority of the time in the White House and around the city. In my opinion, from having spent the last nine weeks living and working in Washington D.C. for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, The American President accurately depicts Washington D.C. because the film accurately highlights how time-structured and scheduled politicians lives are, how formal

Throughout this period of around thirty years the American political spectrum began to change. John Quincy Adams even said in his own personal journal that change was happening. He talks about the breaking down of the party system. His whole entry has a bleak outlook for the future of America. He says, “...The depression of manufactures, the restless turbulence and jealousies, the Missouri slave question, the deficiencies of the revenue to be supplied, the rankling passions and ambitious projects of individuals, mingling with everything, presented a prospect of the future which I freely acknowledged was to me appalling.” He talks about how the self made man is a detriment for the future of the United

Address delivered by Thomas Jefferson in 1801 is one of the great documents of democratic government and stylistic talk. After the biting election campaign of 1800, Vice President Jefferson vanquished the Federalist officeholder, President John Adams. On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson is chosen the third president of the United States. The election constitutes the first peaceful exchange of force starting with one political party then onto the next in the United States. Adams peacefully surrendered his power to his opponent, and Jefferson expected force pledging there would be no striking back against his opponents, whether they held political office or not. In this essay I will display a review about this archive by concentrating on Jefferson's