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Adams returned home after the adoption of the Constitution.  He served as the first vice president in the U.S. history from 1789 to 1797.  He won the bitterly contested election of 1796, becoming president in his own right.  

Adams returned home after the adoption of the Constitution.  He served as the first vice president in the U.S. history from 1789 to 1797.  He won the bitterly contested election of 1796, becoming president in his own right.  

He died July 4, 1826 at the age of 91 in Quincy, Massachusetts only <p style="clear: left">a few hours after the death of Thomas Jefferson.  He was the first President of the United States to live in the White House.  <ref> [[Encylopedia of Presidents, John Adams]] by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press </ref></p>

He died July 4, 1826 at the age of 91 in Quincy, Massachusetts only a few hours after the death of Thomas Jefferson.  He was the first President of the United States to live in the White House.  <ref> [[Encylopedia of Presidents, John Adams]] by Marlene Targ Brill, Children's Press </ref>

In a October 2000 survey of 132 prominent professors of history, law, and political science, President John Adams was grouped in the "Above Average" group, ranked 13th, with a mean score of 3.36 out of 5.00. <ref>Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (New York, Wall Street Journal Book, 2004)</ref>

In a October 2000 survey of 132 prominent professors of history, law, and political science, President John Adams was grouped in the "Above Average" group, ranked 13th, with a mean score of 3.36 out of 5.00. <ref>Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (New York, Wall Street Journal Book, 2004)</ref>