![John Adams
“the only founding president not to have
owned slaves, he took the lead in banning
slavery in Massachusetts before he became
president. In office, he succeeded in averting a
war with France. His acquiesence to-- and
vigorous enforcement of-- the Alien and
Sedition Acts, which were aimed primarily at
political opponents and critics, earn him a low
grade [in the liberty category.]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
- 1. John Adams
- 2. John Adams “the only founding president not to have owned slaves, he took the lead in banning slavery in Massachusetts before he became president. In office, he succeeded in averting a war with France. His acquiesence to-- and vigorous enforcement of-- the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were aimed primarily at political opponents and critics, earn him a low grade [in the liberty category.]
- 3. His Ranking According to: The Leaders We Deserved And A Few We Didn’t by Alvin Felzenberg, Adams earns the following rankings
- 4. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories
- 5. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character Vision Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 6. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 7. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision 3 Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 8. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision 3 Competence 3 Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 9. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision 3 Competence 3 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 10. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision 3 Competence 3 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty 2 Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 11. John Adam’s Ranking in Six Categories Character 5 Vision 3 Competence 3 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty 2 Defense, National Security and Foreign 4 Policy
- 12. What about Thomas Jefferson?
- 13. Thomas Jefferson “Thomas Jefferson’s acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, which virtually doubled the territory of the United States, and the peaceful manner in which he obtained it rank among the most extraordinary achievements in American history.”
- 14. Thomas Jefferson “Historians have had much difficulty discerning what exactly made Thomas Jefferson tick. Jefferson would be pleased. A man of the Enlightenment, Jefferson would prefer that he be evaluated according to his ideas and actions rather than his underlying personal motivations.”
- 15. continued... “That Jefferson, inscrutable though he often was, produced one of the few transformational presidencies in American history is reason enough to probe into the character of a man one biographer has appropriately called the ‘American Sphinx’.”
- 16. What about Thomas Jefferson?
- 17. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character Vision Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 18. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 19. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision 4 Competence Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 20. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision 4 Competence 4 Economic Policy Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 21. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision 4 Competence 4 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 22. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision 4 Competence 4 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty 3 Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy
- 23. What about Thomas Jefferson? Character 3 Vision 4 Competence 4 Economic Policy 3 Preserving and Extending Liberty 3 Defense, National Security and Foreign 3 Policy
- 24. Source: The Atlantic, December 2006 Who are the most influential figures in American history? The Atlantic recently asked ten eminent historians. The result was The Atlantic’s T 100 op —and some insight into the nature of influence and the contingency of history.
- 25. 1 Abraham Lincoln He saved the Union, freed the slaves, and presided over America’s second founding. 2 George Washington He made the United States possible—not only by defeating a king, but by declining to become one himself. 3 Thomas Jefferson The author of the five most important words in American history: “All men are created equal.” 4 Franklin Delano Roosevelt He said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” and then he proved it. 5 Alexander Hamilton Soldier, banker, and political scientist, he set in motion an agrarian nation’s transformation into an industrial power.
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