E1 - Chapter 1: John Adams, Lawyer
!Jan 20, 1976 - 58m
John Adams centers his ambitions on becoming a lawyer of repute and marrying parson's daughter Abigail Smith.
E2 - Chapter 2: John Adams, Revolutionary
!Jan 27, 1976 - 58m
Adams returns to Braintree after successfully defending the Redcoats, but Hancock soon lures him back into politics.
E3 - Chapter 3: John Adams, Diplomat
!Feb 3, 1976 - 57m
Serving as a diplomat in France with Benjamin Franklin, Adams earns a reputation for rudeness.
E4 - Chapter 4: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain
!Feb 10, 1976 - 59m
After nearly five years of separation, Adams' family joins him in Great Britian, where he has been appointed America's first ambassador.
E5 - Chapter 5: John Adams, Vice President
!Feb 17, 1976 - 58m
With General George Washington as President, Adams becomes Vice-President and head of the Senate. When Jefferson's Republicans and Hamilton's Federalists have strongly conflicting views over the French Revolutionary war, Adams finds himself in the middle.
E6 - Chapter 6: John Adams, President
!Feb 24, 1976 - 58m
Increasingly exasperating relations with France lead to the XYZ Affair, then the Quasi-War.
E7 - Chapter 7: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat
!Mar 2, 1976 - 58m
In Ghent, Adams and his delegation struggle to negotiate an end to the War of 1812.
E8 - Chapter 8: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State
!Mar 9, 1976 - 58m
During the Seminole War, the executions of Arbuthnot and Ambrister in Spanish Florida create a diplomatic incident. The US and Britain consider making a joint statement on the wars in South America, but this evolves into the Monroe Doctrine. In the presidential election, Henry Clay is the kingmaker. Adams becomes sixth President.
E9 - Chapter 9: John Quincy Adams, President
!Mar 16, 1976 - 58m
Hampered by negative press from Jackson's camp, Adams' single term is marked by frustrated efforts to institute national improvements.
E10 - Chapter 10: John Quincy Adams, Congressman
!Mar 23, 1976 - 58m
Adams wins a seat in the House, where he serves with more success than he had as President.
E11 - Chapter 11: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain
!Mar 30, 1976 - 57m
On the eve of the Civil War, Charles Francis Adams becomes the third generation in the Adams family to be appointed minister to Great Britain.
E12 - Chapter 12: Henry Adams, Historian
!Apr 6, 1976 - 57m
The sons of Charles Francis Adams endeavor to make their own marks on the world.
E13 - Chapter 13: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
!Apr 13, 1976 - 57m
While his brother Henry travels the world, Charles Francis II takes charge of the Union Pacific Railroad.
