CSPAN3 Presidential Mourning Tragedy July 7, 2024
and while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful, adams did forego his successor's inauguration. i think that has also happened another time or two but i won't bring that up. [laughter] and those two men actually remained at odds for many, many, years. it was only later during their retirement did they actually rekindle their friendship, discussing many different topics in their correspondance, including the topic of death. adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words, quote, i answer your question, is death an evil? it is not an evil. it is a blessing to the individu...