Better than Washington

John Adams Jr., Year 3

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In this episode, we talk about the third year of the John Adams presidency (March 4th, 1799 to March 3rd, 1800). He's improved in some ways and become worse than others, but has he stayed the same in too many ways? Or can he finally be...Better than Washington?

The song used is "Americana" by Mr. Smith. You can find this song at https://freemusicarchive.org. The opinions expressed on this podcast do not reflect the opinions of Spotify, any other platforms this podcast may appear on, or any advertisers, sponsors, creators of musical works, or guests appearing on this podcast. Resources used for research on this episode include:

  • “Financial Foundations: Public Credit, The National Bank, and Securities Markets” from the NBER Volume Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s by Douglas Irwin and Richard Sylla. https://www.nber.org/system/files/chapters/c11737/c11737.pdf
  • The Entry on William Vans Murray from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001119     
  • Ford, W. C. (Ed.). “Letters of William Vans Murray to John Quincy Adams, 1797 – 1803.” The Annual Report of the American Historical Association. 1912. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433090378583&view=1up&seq=11
  • https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/quasi-war/
  • https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/major-events/the-quasi-war-with-france/ 
  • https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/quasi-war 
  • https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/forgotten-wars-19th-century/quasi-war-france.html
  • http://www.macungie.org/the-fries-rebellion-of-1798-99.html 
  • https://www.britannica.com/event/Friess-Rebellion
  • https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/presidential-speeches/may-21-1800-proclamation-pardons-those-engaged-fries-rebellion    
  • America's True History of Religious Tolerance
  • A biography of Alfred Moore from the North Carolina History Project. https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/alfred-moore-1755-1810/        
  • Chase's abuses of power - https://web.archive.org/web/20150204194517/http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/tu_sedbio_chase.html

    • Content Warnings: this podcast does contain discussions involving historical events in which the United States has been involved. There will always be frank discussions of slavery, Native American genocide, and other upsetting events.

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    Better than WashingtonBy Duncan Harrison