Oxford University Press
440 Pages
Making the Presidency by Lindsay M Chervinsky is one of the newest books published about John Adams. It was published in September 2024. The subtitle is, “John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic.” Much like the last John Adams book that I reviewed, this one was among my favorites. It seems like our often overlooked second President is starting to be reappraised with fresh eyes, and it is improving his standing among our list of Presidents. This book does a superb job looking at Adams while he served his single term. While most earlier historians focused on the Alien and Sedition Acts, Chervinsky takes a deeper dive into what Adams did as the successor to George Washington.