John Adams was the second president of the United States having earlier served as the first vice president of the United States.An American Founding Father,Adams was a statesman,diplomat and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain.Well educated,he was an Enlightenment political theorist who promoted republicanism,as well as a strong central government and wrote prolifically about his often seminal ideas,both in published works and in letters to his wife and key adviser Abigail Adams,as well as to other Founding Fathers.
A lawyer and public figure in Boston,as a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress,he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence.He assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and was its primary advocate in the Congress.
Adams was the first U.S president to reside in the executive mansion that eventually became known as the White House.
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