The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
There is a $10 per person fee (no charge for MHS Fellows and Members or EBT cardholders).
Saturday, May 4, 2019, 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Registration required at a cost
John and John Quincy Adams were brilliant, prickly politicians and arguably the most independently minded among leaders of the founding generation. Distrustful of blind allegiance to a political party, they brought skepticism of a brand-new system of government to the country’s first 50 years. Join Isenberg and Burstein as they boldly recast the historical role of the Adamses and reflect on how father and son understood the inherent weaknesses in American democracy.
There will be a pre-talk reception at 4:00.