The correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson , the second and third Presidents of the United States of America, both died on July 4, 1826, fifty years to the day after they had both signed the Declaration of Independence. In old age these two statesmen exchanged letters on an astonishingly wide range of subjects.
Introduced by BERNARD CRICK Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield
Produced by Daniel Snowman The letters in this programme (some of which have been slightly adapted for radio) can be found in 'The Adams-Jefferson Letters ' published by North Carolina University Press.
Second broadcast followed by an interlude at 7.55