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Tag Archives: David McCullough

John Adams on age

words and images Posted on June 18, 2009 by dlschirfMarch 7, 2023

From John Adams by David McCullough, in a passage about a possible Adams candidacy for US president:

When [Abigail] reminded [John] that he was sixty years old, he replied, “If I were near I would soon convince you that I am not above forty.”

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