On this day in 1735, John Adams, the Second President of the United States, was born. Adams’ career as a lawyer, statesman, and political philosopher over the course of 91 years still resonates ...

Although John Adams is not exactly forgotten among the Founding Fathers, compared to many of the others, he hasn’t received his due. Perhaps his appearance belied his valor.

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In 1819, 18 years after leaving the White House, John Adams fretted that “Mausoleums, Statues, Monuments will never be erected to me. … Panegyrical romances will never be written, nor ...

John will forever remain a member of our team." According to the team, Adams began drumming at home games at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on Aug. 24, 1973 when he was just 21 years old.

John Adams, second President of the United States, (20th century). Adams, (1735-1826) was president from 1797 until 1801.

In 1824, he learned that his son, John Quincy Adams, was elected president. Until George W. Bush took office, the Adamses were the only father and son to both hold the nation's top job.

The statue, paid for with about $350,000 in city money, according to Koch, was sculpted by Sergey Eylanbekov, who also sculpted the statues of John Adams and John Hancock already on the common.