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“Feuding Founders: Collaboration & Conflict Between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson”
Presented by: Michael Nagle
Video Replay Link:
https://youtu.be/xwbXtwldedw
The year 2026 will mark 250 years since the thirteen colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence. Among others, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams worked together to draft this founding document in American history. Their collaborative efforts shaped the nation in many ways, yet their relationship in the years following the American Revolution was complicated. Join West Shore Community College history professor Mike Nagle as he chronicles the factors that led the pair to become bitter rivals during the Early Republic, their competing visions for the nation’s future, and their eventual reconciliation in later years.
Presenter: Michael Nagle
Michael W. Nagle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and a Master of Arts degree in history from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. He teaches history and political science at West Shore Community College in Scottville, Michigan. Nagle is an award-winning teacher and noted speaker who covers a range of topics in American and Michigan history, as well as student success and retention in the online classroom. His most recent book, The Forgotten Iron King, Eber Brock Ward, 1811-1875, published by Wayne State University Press in 2022, won the State History Award from the Historical Society of Michigan. Nagle lives in Ludington, Michigan.