Miniseries
13 episodes · Jan 20, 1976
Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
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Chapter 1: John Adams, Lawyer
Jan 20, 197658mJohn Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.
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Chapter 2: John Adams, Revolutionary
Jan 27, 197658mAdams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.
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Chapter 3: John Adams, Diplomat
Feb 3, 197657mServing as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.
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Chapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain
Feb 10, 197659mAfter nearly five years of separation, Adams' family joins him in Great Britian, where he has been appointed America's first ambassador.
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Chapter 5: John Adams, Vice President
Feb 17, 197658mWith General George Washington as President, Adams becomes Vice-President and head of the Senate. When Jefferson's Republicans and Hamilton's Federalists have strongly conflicting views over the French Revolutionary war, Adams finds himself in the middle.
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Chapter 6: John Adams, President
Feb 24, 197658mIncreasingly exasperating relations with France lead to the XYZ Affair, then the Quasi-War.
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Chapter 7: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat
Mar 2, 197658mIn Ghent, Adams and his delegation struggle to negotiate an end to the War of 1812.
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Chapter 8: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State
Mar 9, 197658mDuring the Seminole War, the executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister in Spanish Florida create a diplomatic incident. The US and Britain consider making a joint statement on the wars in South America, but this evolves into the Monroe Doctrine. In the presidential election, Henry Clay is the kingmaker. Adams becomes sixth President.
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Chapter 9: John Quincy Adams, President
Mar 16, 197658mHampered by negative press from Jackson's camp, Adams' single term is marked by frustrated efforts to institute national improvements.
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Chapter 10: John Quincy Adams, Congressman
Mar 23, 197658mAdams wins a seat in the House, where he serves with more success than he had as President.
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Chapter 11: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain
Mar 30, 197657mOn the eve of the Civil War, Charles Francis Adams becomes the third generation in the Adams family to be appointed minister to Great Britain.
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Chapter 12: Henry Adams, Historian
Apr 6, 197657mThe sons of Charles Francis Adams endeavor to make their own marks on the world.
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Chapter 13: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
Apr 13, 197657mWhile his brother Henry travels the world, Charles Francis II takes charge of the Union Pacific Railroad.