The Adams Chronicles

7.41976DramaWar & Politics

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.

First aired1976-01-20

Runtime50 min

StatusEnded

Seasons1

Episodes13

CountriesUnited States of America

Original languageEN

SpokenDutch, English, French

Created byVirginia Kassel

WritersJacqueline Babbin, Anne Howard Bailey

NetworksPBS

ProductionThirteen