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  • John Adams, Part 3: Holland, the Presidency, and Jefferson

    John Adams, Part 3: Holland, the Presidency, and Jefferson
    Oct 23 2026
    In this final conversation with Charles Thomson, ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on securing vital Dutch loans, meeting King George III, and averting war with France. He also looks back on moving into an unfinished White House and mending his fractured friendship with Thomas Jefferson. Show Notes John Adams Above the Fray: The Original Foreign Policy President: https://allthingsliberty.com/2023/12/john-adams-above-the-fray-the-original-foreign-policy-president/ For Students: Jefferson and Adams - New American History: https://resources.newamericanhistory.org/jefferson-and-adams-1
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    11 min
  • John Adams, Part 2: The Colossus of Independence

    John Adams, Part 2: The Colossus of Independence
    Oct 21 2026
    Step inside the sweltering, fly-infested Pennsylvania State House in July 1776 as John Adams recounts the dramatic, high-stakes debates that forged American independence. From his extemporaneous rebuttal to John Dickinson to Caesar Rodney's legendary midnight ride, discover the behind-the-scenes mechanics of how the historic vote was truly won.
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    11 min
  • John Adams, Part 1: Defending the Enemy

    John Adams, Part 1: Defending the Enemy
    Oct 19 2026
    Ninety-year-old John Adams reflects on his decision to defend the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre, risking his reputation to uphold the rule of law. He also discusses the courtroom strategy behind the historic verdicts and revisits Abigail Adams's famous plea to "remember the ladies."
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    10 min
  • Benjamin Franklin, Part 1: A Spark in the Powder

    Benjamin Franklin, Part 1: A Spark in the Powder
    Oct 13 2026
    Benjamin Franklin joins Charles Thomson to reflect on his decades as a devoted imperial loyalist and his fateful attempt to mend colonial relations. He reveals how leaking the controversial Hutchinson Letters sparked duels, ignited Boston, and pushed him toward public condemnation.
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    9 min