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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (37052)	9/13/2005 4:20:49 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

I read the McCullough biography of John Adams very slowly early this year and came away admiring Adams more than any of his contemporaries other than Washington. He did many admirable things with little fanfare. As a young lawyer he took on, and succeeded at, the very difficult and unpopular task of defending the British soldiers accused in the "Boston Massacre." The only really foolish thing he got involved with was an attmept to invent high-sounding modes of address for the highest officials in the new government; he was accused of trying to reinstitute British aristocracy and was mocked as "His Rotundity." He embarrassed Washington in doing this. He was personally very brave, taking part in the fighting in the mid-Atlantic when the ship he had passage on captured a British vessel. He was frugal, conscientious, and a good manager and left his family with a large estate. He never owned a slave. In these respects one starts comparing him with Jefferson. Franklin thought Adams was a nut: good man and an effective man, but often out of his mind. Franklin's way of dealing with the French was to allow himself to be admired, pretend that he was listening to everyone, and pay special attention to the ladies. Adams was constantly trying to get things done.