Presidential Message on the Birthday of President John Adams
- Date/Source: October 30, 2025 — Briefings & Statements
- Occasion: 290th birthday of John Adams, Founding Father and 2nd U.S. President.
Highlights
Early life and service:
- Massachusetts upbringing grounded in faith, work ethic, and civic virtue.
- Principled lawyer who defended Redcoats after the Boston Massacre.
- Delegate to both Continental Congresses; early advocate for independence.
- Drafted Massachusetts’s Constitution; key diplomatic missions in Europe aiding victory in the Revolution.
Presidency and legacy:
- Strengthened the Navy, protected U.S. sovereignty, and advanced national interests.
- Oversaw the federal government’s move to Washington, D.C.
- Champion of rule of law, education, and civic duty; put country before politics.
Contemporary framing:
- As the U.S. approaches the 250th anniversary, the Administration links Adams’s ideals to current priorities: “peace through strength,” emphasis on equal justice, faith and tradition, and symbolic renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
Closing theme:
- Calls to carry forward Adams’s legacy of strength, duty, and love of country to help usher in a “Golden Age of America.”
