One more, from the response: I admire the Correctness of your history of the ten talents committed to the Subject of your letter. Upon the talent of his taciturnity Mr Liston gave me the following Anecdote, “that he was the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
George Washington’s “Ten Talents” according to the letter from John Adams, now in full: A handsome face. A tall stature. An elegant form. Graceful attitudes and movements. A large imposing fortune. Washington was a Virginian (this is equivalent to Five[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The adventures through a letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush, November 11, 1807, continues! Washington was proceeded by favourable Anecdotes. The English had used him ill, in the Expedition of Braddock. They had not done Justice to his Bravery[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From John Adams to Benjamin Rush, November 11, 1807: 6. Washington was a Virginian. This is equivalent to five Talents. Virginian Geese are all Swans. Not a Bearne in Scotland is more national, not a Lad upon the High Lands[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Adams is always at his sharpest when he’s passionate. The source material for this comic comes directly from a November 11, 1807 letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush, in which he describes the many “talents” that George Washington[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the letter I’m using from July 16 1775, Abigail Adams quotes Don Sebastian by John Dryden to describe George Washington: I was struck with General Washington. You had prepared me to entertain a favorable opinion of him, but I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson see George Washington in the distance with his eyes closed. John Adams: "That Washington sure is majestic. So purposeful. He's been in deep thought for hours." Jefferson: "Our first and greatest revolutionary[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Birthday to Thomas Jefferson, also the 80th anniversary of the dedication of the Jefferson Memorial. ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: Thomas Jefferson is looking over a copy of the Constitution. John Adams approaches. Jefferson: "How do you prefer certain rights? Inalienable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams are hanging out in front of the Jefferson Memorial. Jefferson: "Here's what I have a problem with: selective outrage." Adams: "Odd that you'd single out an issue like that." Panel 2: Jefferson:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptPanel 1: Old John Quincy Adams recounts while his memories play in the background. John Quincy Adams: "My honored mother, Abigail Adams, always warned me against failure." Abigail Adams: "If you indulge yourself in the practise of any foible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
