Adams' second stay in France was disastrous ... he accomplished little during his five years there. In 1788 John and Abigail sailed for home, traveling as a couple at long last.

John Adams was many things ... Nevertheless, he managed to avoid a retaliatory war with France through diplomacy. Adams was the first president to take up residence in the President’s House (the ...

The king of France could now openly bankroll ... He and 11-year-old John Quincy Adams happily took up residence in Franklin’s rented villa. They were to fare less well as housemates than as ...

They had plenty to tell one another during the months (sometimes years) that John was away from home ... not Samuel Adams -- the "famous Adams" -- John laments being anonymous in France, in ...

President John Adams ... and disease, Adams encouraged all citizens to spend the day praying for “the safety and prosperity” of the nation in the looming crisis with France.