John Adams
Unnecessary War
Season 1, Episode 6 · Aired 2008-04-13
Synopsis
Abandoned by Jefferson for retaining Washington's cabinet, President Adams holds firm on keeping the nation out of war, despite French aggression and pro-war sentiment among his advisors.
In the series
This episode is part of John Adams (2008) on HBO.
Founding Father prestige with Giamatti grit and period dust.
Key cast
- Paul Giamatti as John Adams
- Laura Linney as Abigail Adams
- Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson
- Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin
- David Morse as George Washington
- Rufus Sewell as Alexander Hamilton