Welcome to Call to Decision 

 American Minute with Bill Federer

 October 30

 John Adams was born OCTOBER 30, 1735.

 A Harvard graduate, he was admitted to the bar and married Abigail
 Smith in 1764.

 In the Continental Congress, John Adams recommended Thomas Jefferson
 pen the Declaration and George Washington be Commander-in-Chief.

 John Adams authored Massachusetts' 1780 Constitution and was U.S.
 Minister to France, signing the Treaty of Paris that ended the
 Revolutionary War.

 While U.S. Minister to Britain, John Adams helped ratify the
 Constitution by writing a three volume work: Defense of the
 Constitution of the Government of the United States.

 John Adams was the first Vice-President, serving under George
 Washington, and in 1797 was elected the 2nd U.S. President.

 He established the Library of Congress and the Department of Navy.

 His son, John Quincy, became 6th President.

 In 1819, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson:

 "Have you ever found in history, one single example of a Nation
 thoroughly corrupted that was afterwards restored to virtue?...

 And without virtue, there can be no political liberty."

 John Adams continued:

 "Will you tell me how to prevent luxury from producing effeminacy,
 intoxication, extravagance, vice and folly?...

 I believe no effort in favour of virtue is lost."