About the Program
On the 201st birthday of the Library of Congress, David McCullough, author of "John Adams" delivered a speech entitled "The Enduring Examples of John and Abigail Adams." David McCullough describes John Adams as one of the most influential and most misunderstood of the Founding Fathers. Through the use of diary entries and the extensive correspondence between John Adams and his wife Abigail, Mr. McCullough provides a detailed look into the life of the second president of the United States. "John Adams" was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The venue for Mr. McCullough’s speech is appropriate because on April 24, 1800, John Adams signed legislation moving the seat of government to Washington, DC. The act included an appropriation for $5,000, "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress...and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them."
David McCullough
David McCullough was born in 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was educated there and at Yale. Mr. McCullough is the author of "Truman," "Brave Companions," "Mornings on Horseback," "The Path Between the Seas," "The Great Bridge" and "The Johnstown Flood." He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for "Truman." Mr. McCullough has also been the recipient of the Francis Parkman Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and was winner of the National Book Award for history and for biography.
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