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The Adams Chronicles — Miniseries
- Jan 20, 1976First aired
- 13 episodesin this season
- 58mavg. runtime
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
0158mChapter 1: John Adams, LawyerJohn Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.Jan 20, 1976Jan 20, 197658m0258mChapter 2: John Adams, RevolutionaryAdams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.Jan 27, 1976Jan 27, 197658m0357mChapter 3: John Adams, DiplomatServing as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.Feb 3, 1976Feb 3, 197657m0459mChapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great BritainAfter nearly five years of separation, Adams' family joins him in Great Britian, where he has been appointed America's first ambassador.Feb 10, 1976Feb 10, 197659m0558mChapter 5: John Adams, Vice PresidentWith General George Washington as President, Adams becomes Vice-President and head of the Senate. When Jefferson's Republicans and Hamilton's Federalists have strongly conflicting views over the French Revolutionary war, Adams finds himself in the middle.Feb 17, 1976Feb 17, 197658m0658mChapter 6: John Adams, PresidentIncreasingly exasperating relations with France lead to the XYZ Affair, then the Quasi-War.Feb 24, 1976Feb 24, 197658m0758mChapter 7: John Quincy Adams, DiplomatIn Ghent, Adams and his delegation struggle to negotiate an end to the War of 1812.Mar 2, 1976Mar 2, 197658m0858mChapter 8: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of StateDuring the Seminole War, the executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister in Spanish Florida create a diplomatic incident. The US and Britain consider making a joint statement on the wars in South America, but this evolves into the Monroe Doctrine. In the presidential election, Henry Clay is the kingmaker. Adams becomes sixth President.Mar 9, 1976Mar 9, 197658m0958mChapter 9: John Quincy Adams, PresidentHampered by negative press from Jackson's camp, Adams' single term is marked by frustrated efforts to institute national improvements.Mar 16, 1976Mar 16, 197658m1058mChapter 10: John Quincy Adams, CongressmanAdams wins a seat in the House, where he serves with more success than he had as President.Mar 23, 1976Mar 23, 197658m1157mChapter 11: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great BritainOn the eve of the Civil War, Charles Francis Adams becomes the third generation in the Adams family to be appointed minister to Great Britain.Mar 30, 1976Mar 30, 197657m1257mChapter 12: Henry Adams, HistorianThe sons of Charles Francis Adams endeavor to make their own marks on the world.Apr 6, 1976Apr 6, 197657m1357mChapter 13: Charles Francis Adams II, IndustrialistWhile his brother Henry travels the world, Charles Francis II takes charge of the Union Pacific Railroad.Apr 13, 1976Apr 13, 197657m
