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John Adams
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John Adams is an HBO made for television miniseries in seven parts. It is a biopic of John Adams and the story of the first fifty years of the United States. The miniseries was written by Kirk Ellis, based on the book, John Adams, by American historian David McCullough. It stars Paul Giamatti in the title role and premiered on March 16, 2008 on HBO. It will run until April 20, 2008.

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Premiere: March 16, 2008

Type: TV Show

Genres/Tags: Drama, History

About the Series

Tom Hanks is the executive producer of the series, his third for HBO. The musical score for the miniseries was composed by Rob Lane and Joseph Vitarelli. The two composers worked independently of each other, with Lane writing and recording his segments in London, and Vitarelli in Los Angeles.

About John Adams (the person)

John Adams, Jr. (October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826) was the second President of the United States (1797 - 1801). He also served as America's first Vice President (1789 - 1797). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was also the first President to reside in the newly-built White House in Washington, D.C., which was completed in 1800.

Adams, a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, was a driving force for independence in 1776. Jefferson called him the "Colossus of Independence". He represented the Continental Congress in Europe. He was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and chiefly responsible for obtaining the loans from the Amsterdam money market necessary for the conduct of the Revolution. His prestige secured his two elections as Washington's Vice President and his election to succeed him. As President, he was frustrated by battles inside his own Federalist party against a faction led by Alexander Hamilton, but he broke with them to avert a major conflict with France in 1798, during the Quasi-War crisis. He became the founder of an important family of politicians, diplomats and historians, and in recent years his achievements have received greater recognition.

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