John Adams' disdain for French high society is rooted in his background, leading to a unique interpretation of the man's character. Adams is portrayed as a complex figure in the 2008 HBO miniseries ...

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Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes. Credit...Photo Illustration by Felicia Vasquez; ...

"John Adams," HBO's seven-part miniseries about the Founding Father who became America's second president, begins tonight with back-to-back episodes at 8 and 9:10 p.m. On one level, it is a lesson in ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character: the Virginia aristocrat known as the "man of the people"; the president who simplified the office yet never denied himself a luxury; the slave owner who ...

Monticello will soon offer a guided tour experience to learn about the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Through the story of these two founders, the tour examines the ...