He United the States of America.
约翰·亚当斯是托马斯·杰斐逊组成的《独立宣言》起草委员会的成员，是美国第一任副总统，后来又当选为总统（1797－1801），曾被誉为"美国独立的巨人"。由于他体型较为矮胖，因此有 "圆胖先生" 的称号。约翰·亚当斯任职期间在内政、外交方面均无明显成就，1800年竞选总统时被托马斯·杰斐逊击败。他和杰斐逊都是在美国独立五十周年纪念日──1826年7月4日去世的。其子约翰·昆西·亚当斯是美国第六任总统。 HBO推出的这部7集长的《约翰·亚当斯》，根据获得普利策大奖的同名畅销书改编，此书也是美国历史上最受欢迎的传记文学之一。该剧描绘了约翰·亚当斯波澜壮阔的一生（相对于美国人而言），特别是约翰·亚当斯对美国的立国之道及社会基础的贡献。美国所奉行的所谓 "自由" 、"民主"、"人权" 等基本政治理念，均萌芽于约翰·亚当斯执政时期。此外，该剧还集中介绍了约翰·亚当斯和他的妻子艾比盖尔的爱情故事。艾比盖尔不仅是约翰·亚当斯的爱人，也是他坚定的政治盟友和支撑亚当斯家族的主心骨，她和丈夫的爱情曾被美国人认为是 "美国历史上最感人的爱情故事之一"。
Making John Adams 0.0
概述: See the technology and artistry behind the making of the epic John Adams miniseries.
David McCullough: Painting With Words 0.0
概述: In this intimate, informal portrait of an artist as a historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world, exhibiting the infectious curiosity, humor and humanity that have defined his work and life. Director Mark Herzog travels with the celebrated writer as he delivers a speech to rapt legislators; climbs the same Philadelphia church's steeple tower as did John Adams two centuries earlier; returns to the Massachusetts Historical Society to again study an original Adams letter written to his wife Abigail a day before July 4, 1776; visits his old Brooklyn neighborhood and makes his annual trek across the Brooklyn Bridge; sings songs, paints pictures, and reflects on his undiminished enthusiasm for writing while sitting in his tiny "world headquarters" (shed-like though not a shed, he insists) on the grounds of his home. Accompanied in most of these journeys by wife Rosalee (whom he met the summer before college), McCullough provides an insightful, anecdotal look into his life and career, while displaying a refreshing approachability and genuine interest in people he meets along the way.
