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The Legacy of John Adams

Run time: 1 hour, 22 minutes


In celebration of John Adams’ 289th birthday, Jeffrey Rosen joins a discussion on Adams’ legacy with Danielle Allen and Jane Kamensky. Kurt Graham, president of the Adams Presidential Center, moderates. They explore the constitutional legacy of the Adams family and discuss the importance of resurrecting the Adams family’s tradition of self-mastery and self-improvement to defend the American Idea. Listen now


This conversation was originally aired at the Adams Presidential Center as part of the 2024 Adams Speaker Series.

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The Latest at Constitution Daily Blog

The 22nd Amendment and Presidential Service Beyond Two Terms

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes


“With Donald Trump set to serve again as president, there has been talk about his ability to continue in office after his second term expires in four years. While the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment directly restricts Trump’s ability to run for a third term, he possibly could serve in a temporary role under some unusual scenarios....” Read more

November 13, 1789: Benjamin Franklin’s Last Great Quote and the Constitution

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes


“It was on November 13, 1789, that Benjamin Franklin wrote what was probably his last great quote, a saying about the Constitution and life that became true about five months later. ...” Read more

More From the National Constitution Center

November 13, 1855: Populist Omer Kem is Born


On November 13, 1855, Populist politician Omer Kem—reportedly the first person elected to Congress who had lived in a sod house—is born. Read his remarks on the direct election of senators in our Founders’ Library of historic documents.


Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, C.M. Bell Studio Collection

Constitutional Text of the Week

22nd Amendment


“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.” 


Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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