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Thank you. The last day of march 1776 three months before america broke free from britain ab gal adams told her husband, i hope you have declared an independency. John adams let me look for my slide. Here we are. Better get these going. There we are. John adams was then serving in the Second Continental Congress in ffl, urging congress to do just that. Abigail, at the familys house in braintree, massachusetts, fully concurred. Her letter went to denounce Unlimited Power and legislation without representation and to predict a rebellion. The latter part of the letter did not refer to the colonie...

And the revolutionary war is the story of sacrifice, commitment to country. She rose to the occasion. She was opposed to slavery. She was quite a behindthescenes dynamo,. She said cannot rule without including what women want. The backdrop to the occupancy of the white house is one of personal tragedy. She is worried about her husband. And defend him against slander. She is concerned about her children their upbringing, their , education. She could hold her own with anybody. In her own time and since, she was in every way her husband equal her husbands equal. Born in 1744, Abigail Smith marrie...

Modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have become so prominent in the minds of americans because of this collection of papers and the publications that have opened them up to the world. The story of Abigail Adams in the revolutionary war is a story of sacrifice, of commitment to country and abigail rose to the occasion. Abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. She was quite behindthescenes dynamo, i think. She warned her husband. You cant rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. The backdrop to the adams brief occupancy of the white house is one of politi...

This also happened during the vice presidency. When congress was needed, the Vice President would go back to where he lived. Especially during the summer, they would usually lead in the spring and come back in the fall. It was a seasonal thing. Although he did overdo it a little bit during this time. It was not unusual for the president to be away. These were very trying and tent tempestuous years for a brand new nation. Can you give us a sense of the history, what was happening during the adams administration, key policy issues . The major problems were international. You had a political tiff...

Live at 7 00 eastern tomorrow night here on sees and. ,eason two of first ladies influence and image, began monday begins monday, and. Mber 9, with a second all this month, we are showing encore presentations of season one each weeknight at this time, 9 00 a. M. Eastern. Programs on every first lady tom barbara washington Abigail Adams. Tonight, Abigail Adams area adams. Abigail would grow to be the equal of john adams as confidante and dearest friend. She has really revealed herself as, yes, an 18thcentury woman, but her concerns sound very modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have beco...