Presidential Families: John and Abigail Adams…

Portions of letters between John Adams and his wife, Abigail, will be read at Faneuil Hall in Boston to mark publication of a book about the relationship of one of the nation’s most important founding couples. John and Abigail Adams wrote over a thousand letters to each other. They had plenty to tell one another during the months (sometimes years) that John was away from home helping found a new nation.
From their initial courtship in 1761 through their time as President and First Lady over three decades later, the couple shared insights on their lives and times. Among the readers: Sen. Edward Kennedy, D Mass., Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former governor Michael Dukakis, and their wives.