What has it done to your thinking of history . Fan ofd i might be a john because he was a good old yankee. But i am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Mr. Wood probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. Home not gotten to see his until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes on his writings, i got to know him. I know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a tyree and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Adams was a puritan in that sense. Tradition, of that they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in that diary. He sai
Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. To know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do think one did and the other didnt . Gordon adams was a puritan in that sense. He came out of that tradition, they kept diaries. He needed to write out his emotions and feelings. He put everything in th
Brian gordon wood, as a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a northerner has affected me consciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because they did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had it and Thomas Jefferson did not. W
There are a lot of other materials on the table, as well. As your impressions the year began, did either of you expect that the week before christmas, there would be so much to get done . Sarah westwood . Guest certainly not. This years started with a lot of hope about what they would be able to get done. There was hope for an infrastructure package, Health Care Reform, tax, and we see they are just barely going to get one of those things over the finish the end of the year. So i do not think republicans have correctly assessed how challenging it would be. The nd or adjutant in Anna Edgerton, were you expecting to be reporting from the capital in the last week before christmas . Guest i think because they were not able to get some of those other things done, passing tax reform goes all the more important. They have to have something to show for their first year of united government, and the tax bill is top of a lot of conservative priorities, and they would get the talking point to say
As a longtime historian, what impact does it have on you that you were born in concord, massachusetts, grew up around boston . What has it done to your thinking of history . Gordon it made me a fan of john, just because he was a good old yankee. I am not sure that being a new englander has affected me onsciously, i do not like to think that i am letting the present influence my conception of the past. So i am not sure. But i am a new englander for sure. Brian can you remember when you first heard about john adams . Gordon probably not until high school. I did not know much about him, not until college. I had not gotten to see his home until after college. So it was a long time before i got to know him. Now, because i did three volumes in the library of america about his writings, i really got to know him. I think i got to know him better than i know most of my friends. He is really something. Brian you said in your book that he had a diary and Thomas Jefferson did not. Why do you think