2.2 John Adams

American Presidents: Totalus Rankium

Rob and Jamie

Comedy, History

4.9 • 836 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2018

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Adams arrives in Europe with his son, determined to get the fench on side with his team of diplomates. One problem: he hates his team, and he doesn't trust the french... In this episode, find out exactly how much John did to shape the role of Vice President, and how he was politically beaten up by his own party more than anyone else. He had a lot to live u to after Washington - find out if he is an A-meri-CAN, or A-meri-can't.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Totalis Rankium. I am Jamie.
0:27.9	And I'm Rob ranking all of the presidents from Washington to Trump.
0:32.3	And this is the second part of the very interesting John Adams.
0:37.4	Yeah, he's quite a character, isn't he?
0:39.0	Yeah, so you've had a couple of weeks to think about it.
0:42.1	Yeah?
0:42.6	How's he settled in your brain?
0:44.3	He seems very work-orientated.
0:46.8	I'm worried about his family.
0:48.7	Yeah.
0:49.3	I think they're going to get left behind.
0:51.0	And I'm guessing at some point in this episode he will be president.
0:58.0	Yes, he will. I hope so anyway or goes according to plan he will anyway but yeah yeah okay well I think the end of last episode Adams had just arrived in
1:06.3	Paris yes he'd cross the Atlantic he'd had a little, a mini pirate adventure.
1:11.6	Yeah.
1:12.6	It's no like Julius Caesar levels of pirate adventure.
1:15.6	No.
1:16.6	But it's not bad.
1:17.6	It's basically a cruise.
1:18.6	Yeah.
1:19.6	He saw a pirate in distance.
1:20.6	Yeah.
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