John Adams was criticized during his presidency by his enemies as well as his colleagues. Obviously, his reputation as president doesn't really bring a positive thought to ones head. But does John Adams deserve a better reputation as the president of the United States? He just did not do a very good job when it came to picking his cabinet. His colleagues messed up his reputation. On the other hand, a newspaper called theAurora, which was publicized in Philadelphia during his presidency, continually heaped abuse upon Adams. They claimed that he was all words, but no action. Most of thecountry felt this way about him when it came to the issue with the war with France. John Adams was not a very popular president of his time. John Adams was born inthe village of Braintree near Boston on October 19,1735.(Ellis) Who would have thought that this farm boy would grow up to one day become president. John Adams firstran for presidency in 1789, but he lost to George Washington, whom by far was the unanimous choice. Adams received thirty four electoral votes and becamevice-president. Adams ran for the second time in 1797, and this time he came out the victor. He defeated Thomas Jefferson by only three electoral votes. The country did not really have confidence in John Adams. On March 4, 1797, John Adams delivered his inaugural address and became the second president of the UnitedStates. Being the president, Adams was allowed to choose his own cabinet. He replaced Washington's cabinet which consisted of Edmund Randolph, Alexander Hamilton,Henry Knox, and William Bradford. Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts was appointed the secretary of state, Oliver Welcott of Connecticut became the secretary oftreasury, James McHenry of Maryland became the secretary of war, and Charles Lee of Virginia was appointed the attorney general. It is quite obvious that George Washington had a much better cabinet than Adams did. John Adam's cabinet was not nearly as witty...
