Better than Washington

John Adams Jr., Year 1 Pt 1

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Remember how I previously stated that I would be posting again sometime in February or March? APRIL FOOLS!

In this episode of Better than Washington, we finally begin our review of the Presidency of John Adams...Jr.? Yup, turns out the guy you only know for one or two things had a lot more going on. Let's find out some of those things together!

The song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this song at the Free Music Archive. the opinions of this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, Anchor or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing within the podcast. Resources used for this episode include:

  • The history.state.gov article on the XYZ Affair: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/xyz
  • The senate.gov article on William Blount’s Expulsion from the Senate: https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/Blount_expulsion.htm
  • An article from 18th Century Pride discussing the potential homosexuality of Charles Adams: https://www.18thcenturypride.com/the-forgotten-adams-the-story-of-charles-adams/
  • That letter I mentioned where John Adams goes full mask off about his homophobic hatred of Europe: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-5190

    • Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States of America has been involved. As such, there are frank discussions of slavery, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

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    Better than WashingtonBy Duncan Harrison