John Adams © Gilbert Stuart, National Portrait Gallery; Thomas Jefferson © Mather Brown, Smithsonian Institution; James Monroe © Gilbert Stuart, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Events & FestivalsLower Manhattan
The Passing of Three Presidents
Jul 4, 2026
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. According to John Quincy Adams, his father's last words were “Thomas Jefferson survives.” Five years later, on July 4, 1831, James Monroe, the last of the Founding Fathers to hold office, died in New York. This symposium is offered in person at Fraunces Tavern and available via livestream.
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