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Adams' status in April 1789

Perhaps I'm looking too hard into this. But was Adams acting president from 21 to 30 April 1789? GoodDay (talk) 16:44, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Change to number of Presidents not attending their successor's inauguration ceremony

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Shouldn't this: "Including him, only four out-going presidents (having served a full term) have not attended their successors' inaugurations.[257]" be changed to "Including him, only five out-going presidents (having served a full term) have not attended their successors' inaugurations."

John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson, Donald Trump

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Radownie (talk) 19:01, 25 February 2022 (UTC)radownie[reply]

Done ––FormalDude talk 03:48, 1 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2022

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In the side panel the link to presidential successor Thomas Jefferson is not connected. The page for Thomas Jefferson exists, and is linked to elsewhere in the panel. Simple change. Davevane (talk) 08:01, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: see MOS:REPEATLINK, we try not to repeat links unless it would make things more clear, and repeating the same link for Jefferson multiple times in the infobox would not be edifying Cannolis (talk) 09:18, 13 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Under successor on the side Thomas Jefferson does not link to the Thomas Jefferson wiki page, I suggest turning that into a link. DigitGod (talk) 03:49, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: see response to the exact same request above. Cannolis (talk) 03:56, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tie-breaking votes in the Senate

"He cast 31 tie-breaking votes, all in support of the administration, and more than any other vice president.[158]" may be wrong, both in the number cast and it being "more than any other vice president", according to the following Wikipedia page: [1] Apparently, it was John C. Calhoun who holds the record of 31 votes, with Adams in second place with 29. (I tried to check the source given here, Page 460 of McCullough's book on "John Adams", but Google Books' preview of the book didn't allow me access to "Page 460".) If this needs fixing, I can't do it; someone else will have to. Thanks. 76.236.220.28 (talk) 03:52, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to McCullough, Adams cast 31 tie-breaking votes. Display name 99 (talk) 03:44, 20 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

need clarify

User:Display name 99: footnotes 256: Ferling, ch. 19., stand for what? Ferling 1992, 2009 or 2016?--Jarodalien (talk) 08:27, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also as footnotes 128: Ferling, ch. 11–12..--Jarodalien (talk) 10:11, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote 311: Adams, Vol. IV, p. 195, "Thoughts on Government", Adams should link to which source?--Jarodalien (talk) 15:39, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ferling, ch. 11–12., Ferling, ch. 19., "ch." is page or chapter number?--Jarodalien (talk) 16:20, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Footnote 322: Works of John Adams, IV:557, which works? "Adams, John; Adams, Charles Francis (1851). The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: Autobiography, continued. Diary. Essays and controversial papers of the Revolution. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States. Vol. 3. Little, Brown."? 325: Adams, Letter to John Jebb, Vol. 9, p. 540, which book? Also 327: Adams, John (June 8, 1819). Letter to Robert J. Evans.--Jarodalien (talk) 12:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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	'''Ferling, ch. 11–12.''', '''Ferling, ch. 19.''', "ch." is page or chapter number?--[[User:Jarodalien\|Jarodalien]] ([[User talk:Jarodalien\|talk]]) 16:20, 16 May 2022 (UTC)		'''Ferling, ch. 11–12.''', '''Ferling, ch. 19.''', "ch." is page or chapter number?--[[User:Jarodalien\|Jarodalien]] ([[User talk:Jarodalien\|talk]]) 16:20, 16 May 2022 (UTC)

	Footnote 325: Adams, Letter to John Jebb, Vol. 9, p. 540, which book? Also 327: Adams, John (June 8, 1819). Letter to Robert J. Evans.--[[User:Jarodalien\|Jarodalien]] ([[User talk:Jarodalien\|talk]]) 12:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC)		Footnote 322: Works of John Adams, IV:557, which works? "Adams, John; Adams, Charles Francis (1851). The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: Autobiography, continued. Diary. Essays and controversial papers of the Revolution. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States. Vol. 3. Little, Brown."? 325: Adams, Letter to John Jebb, Vol. 9, p. 540, which book? Also 327: Adams, John (June 8, 1819). Letter to Robert J. Evans.--[[User:Jarodalien\|Jarodalien]] ([[User talk:Jarodalien\|talk]]) 12:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC)