1785-1788, served as an American Ambassador in the Court of Saint James.
He became the first Vice President, from 1789 to 1797, and leader of the Senate.
They don't seem to care what Americans have to say.
As first President of the United States....
So close!
In 1797 he became President and served till 1801. (His son John Quincy Adams would one day also be President.)
One day I'll be President too.
First to live in the White House!
The XYZ affair, the new French government, the Directory, refuses to work with America without a money bribe. The people are mad and John Adams convinces them not to start a war.
The President and the People must be informed!
They refuse to negotiate without a bribe! Insulting!
He signed the Alien and Sedition Acts, making it hard for foreign born people to participate in American government, and it also called out those who spoke against the government.
John Adams died July 4th 1826, the same day as Jefferson. (Jefferson had actually died a few hours before John Adams.)