Historian David McCullough poses for a picture at the History Makers Gala at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on November 14, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for New York Historical Society)
Presidents week: David McCullough speaks on John Adams
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Presidential historian David McCullough, speaking in 2001 at the Commonwealth Club of California about America's second president, John Adams. In the week before the inauguration, "MPR News Presents" features historians speaking about five American presidents.
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David McCullough: Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and best-selling historian. Author of "John Adams," "1776," "Truman," "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris" and many other American history books.
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