The Mysterious Deaths of Founding Fathers

Madison's Near Miss

The Adams-Jefferson Coincidence

The News Spreads Slowly

Mourning the Founders

James Monroe: The Unsung Hero

Other July 4th Coincidences

American history is full of folklore and tall tales, so it's hard to believe that Founders Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4th, 1826 — exactly 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence. But it's all true! Historian Lindsay Chervinsky tells the stories of these patriotic deaths, including Adams' belief that "Jefferson still lives." Interestingly enough, James Madison actually tried to AVOID dying on the 4th of July. It turns out, Independence Day is rife with patriotic deaths and coincidences! 

 

GUEST: Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. She is the author of the award-winning book, The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, co-editor of Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture, and the forthcoming book, Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

American history is full of folklore and tall tales, so it's hard to believe that Founders Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4th, 1826 &mdash; exactly 50 years after signing the Declaration of Independence. But it's all true! Historian Lindsay Chervinsky tells the stories of these patriotic deaths, including Adams' belief that "Jefferson still lives." Interestingly enough, James Madison actually tried to AVOID dying on the 4th of July. It turns out, Independence Day is rife with patriotic deaths and coincidences!&nbsp;
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GUEST: Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian and the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. She is the author of the award-winning book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cabinet-Washington-Creation-American-Institution/dp/0674986482/">The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution</a>, co-editor of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mourning-Presidents-American-Culture-Presidency/dp/0813949297/ref=sr_1_1?crid=798SKJH4H39V&amp;keywords=mourning+the+presidents&amp;qid=1672847172&amp;sprefix=mourning+the+president%2Caps%2C821&amp;sr=8-1"> Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture</a>, and the forthcoming book, Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

Bob Crawford searches for the best historians and experts to answer listener questions about American history — from the Revolutionary War to rock & roll feuds. Got a question? Send it to AmericanHistoryHotline@gmail.com.

Bob Crawford searches for the best historians and experts to answer listener questions about American history &mdash; from the Revolutionary War to rock &amp; roll feuds. Got a question? Send it to AmericanHistoryHotline@gmail.com.

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Did Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both really die on the 4th of July? 

Dead on the 4th of July

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