Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war, despite French aggression and pro-war sentiment among his advisors.
Meanwhile, Adams faces a crisis at home when he disowns his alcoholic son Charles. When Charles later dies, Abigail pleads to Adams to make peace with their son's memory, but Adams refuses, and a disappointed Abigail returns to Braintree.
The president is vindicated in the French crisis after the new Secretary of State, John Marshall, brokers a peace with Napoleon I, but Adams fails to win a second term as Jefferson claims the presidency.
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First Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Saturday 31 January 2009 | 5PM | Channel 4 |
Last Shown
| Date | Time | Channel |
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| Saturday 31 January 2009 | 5PM | Channel 4 |
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