“Shaker Loops” … “Hoodoo Zephyr” … “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” — the titles alone of John Adams’ musical compositions suggest he’d make a lively, witty prose writer. That proves to be the case in ...

In 1797, John Adams became the second American president, having won election by three votes in the Electoral College. Although George Washington had set a momentous precedent by relinquishing power — ...

Today, we celebrate the 290th birthday of President John Adams, a Founding Father whose intellect, integrity, and devotion to country helped secure ...

In 1819, 18 years after leaving the White House, John Adams fretted that “Mausoleums, Statues, Monuments will never be erected to me. … Panegyrical romances will never be written, nor flattering ...

Joseph J. Ellis, a popular and prize-winning biographer, has produced in "First Family: Abigail and John Adams" another of his patented narratives of this nation's founders. Winner of the Pulitzer ...

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America," wrote John Adams in a letter to his wife Abigail. In John Adams’ new Gold Rush opera, cultures clash with a ...

I’m proud to announce my first Literary Contributors Hall of Fame class. But first, I want to thank everyone who has contributed to my email columns. You have no idea how much you mean to me. Just ...