John Adams(2008)
Overview
Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
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John Adams
Abigail Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
George Washington
Abigail Adams Smith
Benjamin Franklin
Young John Quincy Adams
Young Nabby Adams
Benjamin Rush
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