In 1798, George Washington attended the inauguration of his successor, John Adams, and several observers noted that onlookers paid more attention to Washington than to Adams. 
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Auctioneer Charles Leski holds Australia's cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman's "baggy green" 1948 "invincibles" test match cap with an authentication letter in Melbourne December 2, 2008. Bradman's cap will be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch A$600,000-A$750,000 ($383,000-$480,000) when it goes under the hammer. Bradman gave the cap to his English godson Richard Robins for his 12th birthday in 1954.
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Auctioneer Charles Leski inspects the 1948 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Australian cricketing legend Don Bradman in his last Test match and which is up for auction in Melbourne on December 2, 2008. The cap is to be auctioned on December 15 and is expected to fetch between 600-750,000 Australian dollars (390-487,000 USD). It comes with a letter of authentication Bradman wrote to his godson who he gave the cap for his 12th birthday.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (near) answers a question as Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) looks at him during their debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008.
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Quotes about John Adams
In 1798, George Washington attended the inauguration of his successor, John Adams, and several observers noted that onlookers paid more attention to Washington than to Adams.
was said
in Town Hall
From Radford, there was Cecil and Kevin Sherman and Ron Adams and there was me, John Myers, and Brian Golden from here
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in Roanoke.com
founded colleges, wrote books, won the Medal of Honor, founded great companies, became multimillionaires, artists, actors and actresses, senators, congressmen, governors, ambassadors, cabinet officers ... Nine almost became presidents themselves, and two (John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush) did it.
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in Denver Post
The motto for John Quincy Adams: Per Aspera ad astra (Through adversity to the stars).
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in The Politico
There were only three movies that mattered this year ... A Raisin in the Sun, Cranford, and, to a lesser degree for me, John Adams. I think Raisin in the Sun was a terrific movie that got shamefully treated at the Emmys. Its only competition was Cranford in the acting awards. So I can see battling between Phylicia Rashad and Judi Dench. I'm having a hard time deciding which one deserves an award, and the fact that neither won an Emmy escapes me.
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in Backstage
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