403 Re-Evaluating John Adams' Presidency

Did you know that John Adams, not George Washington, solidified the precedents of the executive branch and the presidency? Lindsay Chervinsky, an award-winning presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library, has written a book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic. She joins us to investigate the presidency of the United States’ second president, John Adams. Lindsay’s Website | Book | Instagram Show Notes:  https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/403    RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODES 🎧 Episode 040: For Fear of an Elected King 🎧 Episode 117: The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson 🎧 Episode 188: The Alien & Sedition Acts of 1798 🎧 Episode 193: Partisans: The Friendship & Rivalry of Adams and Jefferson 🎧 Episode 203: Alexander Hamilton 🎧 Episode 279: The Cabinet: Creation of An American Institution REQUEST A TOPIC 📨  Topic Request Form  📫  [e-mail]  WHEN YOU'RE READY  🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter   👩‍💻  Join the BFW Listener Community  LISTEN 🎧 🍎  Apple Podcasts   💚  Spotify   🎶  Amazon Music   🛜 Pandora  CONNECT 🦋  Liz on Bluesky  👩‍💻  Liz on LinkedIn  🛜  Liz’s Website  SAY THANKS 💜  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts  💚  Leave a rating on Spotify  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices