Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20160808:03:07:00
Leading hamilton's federalists to call for war with france. >> john adams is a federalist and thomas jefferson a democratic-republican. but when they both run for president, jefferson becomes vice president to adams. this is because the founders did not account for political parties. the candidate with the most electoral votes becomes president and second place, vice president. as a result, adams is caught in the middle of jefferson's party rivalry with alexander hamilton. >> [ sighs ] my cabinet is pressing for a standing army and a declaration of war with france. >> your cabinet [clears thro...