The History of the United States, 2nd Edition Episode 17, Adams and Liberty Episode 17, Adams and Liberty.

Streaming video - 2003

Few people liked John Adams, so it was fortunate that the first major challenge of his administration involved a foreign policy problem, where few had more expertise than he. But Adams squandered all the political capital he accumulated. By persuading the Federalists to dump Adams before the election of 1800, Hamilton succeeded in guaranteeing the Democratic-Republicans would win.