The Adams Chronicles
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Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
Created by Virginia Kassel
Network: PBS
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Cast
- Anne Howard Bailey Narrator (voice)
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George Hearn Henry Clay - Allan Carlsen John Adams II
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George Grizzard John Adams -
William Daniels John Quincy Adams -
Pamela Payton-Wright Louisa Catherine Adams -
Wesley Addy Andrew Jackson - W.B. Brydon Samuel Adams
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Nancy Marchand Mrs. Smith - Jean-Pierre Stewart Alexis de Toqueville
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Tim Wilson Young John II -
Michael O'Hare Richard Cranch
