Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 103 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843 1914 Richardson, James Daniel A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 1, part 2: John Adams Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Compilation_of_the_Messages_and_Papers_of_the_Presidents Reading ease score: 31.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents" by James D. Richardson is a historical compilation likely created in the late 19th century. This volume contains an extensive collection of important documents, speeches, and communications from U.S. Presidents, focusing particularly on the life and presidency of John Adams. The opening of this volume provides a thorough introduction to John Adams, outlining his early life, education, and pivotal moments that shaped his political career leading to the presidency. It highlights Adams's significant contributions to American independence, including his role in the Declaration of Independence and his time as a diplomat in Europe. The beginning also features Adams's inaugural address, where he reflects on the challenges facing the nascent nation and expresses his commitment to governance based on civic virtue and the principles of liberty. The text captures the political climate of the time and sets the stage for his subsequent communications with Congress during a period marked by international tensions, particularly with France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Politics and government United States -- History -- Sources Presidents -- United States Adams, John, 1735-1826 J Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 326091 325767 2025-02-05T04:52:13.931688 2023-10-05T07:25:35.422889 text/html text/html 323829 2004-01-31T22:11:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 93149 2004-01-31T22:11:28 text/html application/zip 210123 2025-02-05T04:52:22.050600 application/epub+zip 213578 2025-02-05T04:52:17.792621 application/epub+zip 159247 2025-02-05T04:52:16.467653 application/epub+zip 499741 2025-02-05T04:52:25.235592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471124 2025-02-05T04:52:21.200653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230326 2022-09-05T10:30:19.907920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269314 269233 2024-11-05T06:58:37.363396 2023-10-05T07:25:34.856361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 270601 2004-01-31T22:11:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88047 2004-01-31T22:11:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270592 2004-01-31T22:11:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88014 2004-01-31T22:11:28 text/plain application/zip 22278 2025-02-05T04:52:25.362582 application/rdf+xml 26741 2025-02-05T04:52:17.019656 image/jpeg 4910 2025-02-05T04:52:16.742681 image/jpeg 206286 2025-02-05T04:52:13.954680 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia