THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington
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Aaron Burr
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Detailed explanation-1: -The biography for President Adams and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington.
Detailed explanation-2: -How unusual is it for a father and son to become President of the United States? It has now happened twice in our nation’s history: the Adamses (John Adams (1797-1801) and John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and the Bushes (George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) and George W.
Detailed explanation-3: -Having finished second to George Washington in the first U.S. presidential election in 1789 and serving as Washington’s vice president (1789–97), Adams won a narrow victory over Thomas Jefferson to be elected as the second president of the United States in 1796.