Papers of John Adams, Volume 20: June 1789 - February 1791
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By John Adams, Sara Georgini (Editor), Sara Martin (Editor), R. M. Barlow (Editor), Gwen Fries (Editor), Amanda Mathews Norton (Editor), Neal E. Millikan (Editor), Hobson Woodward (Editor)
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John Adams’s shaping of the vice presidency dominates this volume of the Papers of John Adams, which chronicles a formative era in American government spanning June 1789 to February 1791. As the first federal Congress struggled to interpret the US Constitution and implement a new economic framework, Adams held fast to federalist principles and staked out boundaries for his executive powers. Meeting in New York City, Adams and his colleagues warred over how to collect revenue and where to lo...






















