The Adams Chronicles(1976)
DramaWar & Politics
First Air Date: 1976-01-20
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 7.4
Votes: 5
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
Keywords
miniseriesperiod drama18th centuryamerican revolutionhistorical drama19th centurycolonial americaamerican historydeclaration of independence
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 13E01
Chapter 1: John Adams, Lawyer
Air Date: 1976-01-20
John Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.
E02
Chapter 2: John Adams, Revolutionary
Air Date: 1976-01-27
Adams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.
E03
Chapter 3: John Adams, Diplomat
Air Date: 1976-02-03
Serving as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.
E04
Chapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain
Air Date: 1976-02-10
After nearly five years of separation, Adams' family joins him in Great Britian, where he has been appointed America'...
E05
Chapter 5: John Adams, Vice President
Air Date: 1976-02-17
With General George Washington as President, Adams becomes Vice-President and head of the Senate. When Jefferson's Re...
E06
Chapter 6: John Adams, President
Air Date: 1976-02-24
Increasingly exasperating relations with France lead to the XYZ Affair, then the Quasi-War.
E07
Chapter 7: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat
Air Date: 1976-03-02
In Ghent, Adams and his delegation struggle to negotiate an end to the War of 1812.
E08
Chapter 8: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State
Air Date: 1976-03-09
During the Seminole War, the executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister in Spanish Florida create a diplomatic incident. T...
E09
Chapter 9: John Quincy Adams, President
Air Date: 1976-03-16
Hampered by negative press from Jackson's camp, Adams' single term is marked by frustrated efforts to institute natio...
E10
Chapter 10: John Quincy Adams, Congressman
Air Date: 1976-03-23
Adams wins a seat in the House, where he serves with more success than he had as President.
E11
Chapter 11: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain
Air Date: 1976-03-30
On the eve of the Civil War, Charles Francis Adams becomes the third generation in the Adams family to be appointed m...
E12
Chapter 12: Henry Adams, Historian
Air Date: 1976-04-06
The sons of Charles Francis Adams endeavor to make their own marks on the world.
E13
Chapter 13: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
Air Date: 1976-04-13
While his brother Henry travels the world, Charles Francis II takes charge of the Union Pacific Railroad.
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