R: This House Prefers Adams to Washington

Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Calhoun Parlor

Emanuel Leutze,Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851, oil on canvas, 378.5 x 647.7 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Federalist Party will be debating two of the greatest founders: General Washington and John Adams. Who were these men? How would we describe their ideas and vision for America? Who was the best president? Does this even matter when determining who was the best man?