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Republican candidate for governor, Ed Gillespie, center, gestures during a news conference with his running mates, Lt. Gov. candidate Jill Vogel, left, and Attorney General candidate John Adams, right, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

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From left, Chuck Smith, John Adams, Frank Wagner, Corey Stewart, Denver Riggleman, Ed Gillespie, Bryce Reeves and Glenn Davis debate during the Millennial Advocacy Council PAC and NextGen GOP statewide candidate debate Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

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John Adams speaks during the Millennial Advocacy Council PAC and NextGen GOP statewide candidate debate Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

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Panel of journalist from left, John Adams of the Great Falls Tribune, Tim McGonigal of KRTV and moderator Rich Ecke, of the Great Falls Tribune, hold a Democratic campaign forum for U.S. Senate with U.S. Sen. John Walsh, former Lt. Governor John Bohlinger and senate candidate Dirk Adams Saturday, May 3, 2014, in the Cameron Auditorium at Benefits Health System, Great Falls, Mont. (AP Photo/The Great Falls Tribune, Larry Beckner)

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In 2008 Paul Giamatti played John Adams.

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International Contemporary Ensemble John Adams, conductor STRAVINSKY SuiteHistoire du Soldat (The Soldiers Tale) ADAMS Son of Chamber Symphony DI CASTRI La forma dello spazio SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony no. 1, op. 9, for fifteen solo instruments

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During his residency next week, John Adams will present emerging musicians such as violinist Jennifer Koh and will conduct music by himself and others that prove classical music is as relevant as ever.

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John Adams is among the first in the Presidential $1 Coins series. Congressional auditors say replacing dollar bills with coins could save $4.4 billion over 30 years. (U.S. Mint via Associated Press)

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Wax figures of Presidents John Adams (left) and Thomas Jefferson are part of a new exhibit at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington. The new gallery presents wax figures of all 44 U.S. presidents (43 figures) together in the nation's capital for the first time. (Associated Press)

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John Adams, the first to hold the job, dismissed the vice presidency as "the most insignificant office" ever invented. Mather Brown's oil painting of Adams was finished in 1788, while the future vice president was serving as a diplomat.

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Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney play America's founding couple John and Abigail Adams in the well-received miniseries "John Adams," which will be rebroadcast Friday by HBO.