The Long and Complex Relationship Between Jefferson and Adams

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[00:00:00]The relationship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson [music] in five acts.

[00:00:04]The odd couple friendship. Two total opposites. [music] Adams the firebrand, Jefferson the pen. United to shape a revolution. The painful breakup.

[00:00:14]Their friendship didn't fade. It detonated into one of the fiercest political rivalries in American history.

[00:00:20]The incredible dream.

[00:00:22]After years of silence, a friend dreamed they'd reconcile and die on the same day.

[00:00:27]The unlikely reconciliation. [music] One awkward New Year's letter rekindled a bond that grew into 380 letters, proving that even the deepest political fractures can be healed. The astonishing [music] coincidence. On July 4th, 1826, 50 years after independence, Adams and Jefferson died hours apart.

[00:00:48]As if history itself closed the loop.

[00:00:51]Learn more in a perfect coincidence, >> [music] >> the extraordinary friendship and astonishing deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson by Jim [music] Rasenberger.