John Adams Part 7: Peacefield

Duration :

63

Summary: In retirement, Adams starts writing his memoirs, then endures a series of tragedies when his daughter Nabby dies of cancer and, a few years later, Abigail succumbs to typhoid fever. At the urging of Dr. Rush, Adams reports the sad news to Jefferson, with the two old friends and adversaries taking solace in a correspondence that mends old wounds and lasts the rest of their lives. On July 4, 1826, having lived to see his son John Quincy become President, 90-year-old John Adams dies on the 50th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence--and on the very same day as Jefferson. On his deathbed, Adams utters, "Thomas Jefferson survives." (TV14) (AC,BN,V)

PRODUCER : Tom Hanks,Gary Goetzman,David Coatsworth,Steven Shareshian

CAST : Paul Giamatti,Laura Linney,Stephen Dilane,Rufus Sewell,Sarah Polley

WRITER : Kirk Ellis,David McCullough

DIRECTOR : Tom Hooper

Genre : History

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