^ Smith 1962b, p. 729.

^ McCullough 2001, p. 382.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 389–392.

^ Ferling 2009, pp. 270–274.

^ Jump up to: a b McCullough 2001, pp. 393–394.

^ Chernow 2004, pp. 272–273.

^ Smith 1962b, pp. 742–745.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 398–401.

^ Jump up to: a b  This article incorporates public domain material from Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate). United States Senate. Retrieved July 23, 2017.

^ Hutson 1968, pp. 30–39.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 404–405.

^ Jump up to: a b McCullough 2001, p. 410.

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^ McCullough 2001, p. 408.

^ Wood 2006, p. 54.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 408–409.

^ McCullough 2001, p. 460.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 413–414.

^ McCullough 2001, pp. 425–426.

^ Smith 1962b, p. 769.

^ "John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 9 July 1789". Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

^ "John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 December 1793". Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

^ McCullough 2001, p. 434.

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