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…
↓ 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: Jefferson: "James Garfield, is that your phone ringing?" Garfield: "Ugh. This same number all week. It just comes up 'Guiteau.'" Panel 2: James Garfield takes out his mobile version of the first commercial telephone from 1877. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this banger from our DC trip in 2018. Jefferson Collection Exhibit at the Library of Congress.
