July 22, 2025

WSJ Reporters Banned From Private White House Spaces, Liberation Of Guam Anniversary, 3 White House Articles, OBBB Title VII Continued, And Patriot John Adams

By S.E. Gunn, PhD -�All News Pipeline

July 21, 2025 was the 81st anniversary of the beginning of the Liberation of Guam. The US acquired Guam and the Philippines from Spain in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. The Island of Guam had been a US territory from then until�December 8-10, 1941, when the Japanese invaded and captured the island.�The capture of Guam happened just 1 week after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941.�

It took the US until July 21, 1944 (about 2 1/2 years) to prepare a battle plan to retake not only the island of Guam but the rest of the Mariana Island and Palau Island group as well. This battle was part of the Operation Forager Campaign.�

The rescue of Guam was performed by Marines from the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps, Soldiers from the 77th Infantry Division of the Army, and Coast Guard cutters. In total, there were slightly less than 60,000 US Service Members facing over 24,000 Japanese. The US lost about 1,800 troops while the Japanese lost over 23,000. Less than 1,500 surrendered. Although August 10, 1944 was considered the last day of the battle for the Liberation of Guam, around 7,500 Japanese remained in the jungles continuing the fight with the last Japanese soldier being discovered on Jan 24, 1972. The Japanese formally surrendered on September 2, 1945.

While we honor the Service Members who gave their lives to reclaim the Island of Guam from the Japanese in 1944, let us not forget that out of 60 Marine War Dogs deployed, 20 War Dogs were wounded and�25 War Dogs�gave their lives to protect their handlers. They were named Kurt, Skipper, Nic, Missy, Blitz, Bursch, Yonnie, Poncho, Prince, Cappy, Arno, Pepper, Koko, Tubby, Fritz, Duke, Silver, Ludwig, Bunkie, Hobo, Emmy, Max, Brockie, Rickie, and Tam (who was buried at sea off Asan Point).�

These dogs served as sentries, messengers, scouts, cave explorers, mine detectors, and booby trap finders. A total of 465 War Dogs served in the Marines at the time of the Liberation of Guam with 85% were Doberman Pinschers and the rest were mainly German Shepherds.�

At the end of the Pacific War, the Marine Corps had a total of 510 War Dogs (some were provided by the Army). Of these 491 were deprogrammed successfully, only 4 could not be successfully deprogrammed. The article does not say what happened to the 4 War Dogs who could not be deprogrammed. Nor does it address the other 15 making up the difference between the 510 total and 495 that were deprogrammed. Perhaps they stayed with the program?

On July 21, 2025, the White House published the�Presidential Message on the 81st Anniversary of the Liberation of Guam�in which President Trump honors the "strength, courage, and unbreakable resilience" of those who fought to free Guam. President Trump also pays tribute to the Service Members and Guam Residents who made the ultimate sacrifice to Liberate Guam from the tyrannical control of the Japanese. President Trump reiterates that under his leadership, "the US remains committed to upholding a foreign policy of peace through strength - and we will never waver in defending our interests, our citizens, our territory, and our glorious way of life from all enemies, foreign and domestic."

Also on July 21, 2025, the White House published 3 articles about the President and his Administration's accomplishments since they know that over 90% of what the propaganda media reports is skewed to the negative where what President and his Administration have accomplished is concerned. If they can't make it negative, they tend to skip it entirely.

A.��A Big Difference�: Trump Administration�s Tomato Tariffs Already a Game Changer for American Farmers�because he imposed an additional 17% tariff�on Mexican tomato imports. US Tomato growers are saying this move means more US-grown tomatoes in the grocery stores providing a more level playing field for US growers. [Thank you to ANP Reader/Commenter�Amos Moses - He>i� for the X Link]

B.�Data Shows U.S. Economy Is Back on Track Under President Trump�repeats much of what was published in my July 20, 2025 ANP article. This article adds the fact that manufacturing output has increased 1.8% since President Trump took office;�consumers are buying again; and housing starts and permits for new builds increased in June, rising above expectations.

C.�✅ President Trump Has Kept His Promises � and Then Some�lists 20 campaign promises (along with the media citation) and how the promise was kept. As you review this list, think about how much of it you did NOT see in propaganda media!

1. Seal the border and stop the migrant invasion: �We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.� (10/12/24, Aurora, CO)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: Under President Trump, the number of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border are at historic lows and border wall construction has resumed. Last month, illegal border crossings were the lowest ever recorded, while this fiscal year is on track to see the fewest illegal crossings in five decades. For two straight months, zero illegals were released into the country�s interior.

2. Carry out the largest deportation operation in American history: �We will begin the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.� (10/21/24, Concord, NC)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: Every single day, the Trump Administration is removing illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals off our streets � and sending them back.

3. End inflation, and make America affordable again: �Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down and we will make America affordable again.� (8/17/24, Wilkes-Barre, PA)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: Core inflation is near its lowest level in four years, prices for everyday goods continue to fall, and Americans are growing increasingly confident about the economic outlook. Jobs numbers have trounced expectations for four straight months, gas prices are at their lowest level in four years, blue-collar wage growth has seen the largest increase in nearly 60 years, and Wall Street sentiment is surging as the stock market reaches new record highs.

4. Make America the dominant energy producer in the world, by far: �We will stop the Biden-Harris war on American energy � American energy is such a big deal. We will drill, baby, drill.� (8/3/24, Atlanta, GA)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump has unleashed American energy independence like never before, approving record numbers of drilling permits, lifting burdensome regulations, exporting to foreign countries, and expanding pipelines � and as a result, U.S. oil and natural gas production has surged, driving down global prices while creating hundreds of thousands of high-paying energy jobs.

5. Stop outsourcing, and turn the United States into a manufacturing superpower: �Together, we�re going to � bring thousands of factories back to the USA, right where they belong � and that will be done through tariffs and smart policy. We will build American, we will buy American, and we will hire American.� (1/19/24, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: As President Trump pursues his bold commitment to an America First trade agenda, scores of companies have announced trillions of dollars in new investment as they onshore workers from foreign countries and create tens of thousands of new American jobs � positioning the U.S. as the dominant player for the jobs of the future.

6. Large tax cuts for workers, and No Tax on Tips: �We�re going to have very large tax cuts for workers and � No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime.� (10/12/2024, Reno, NV)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: The largest tax cut in history for working- and middle-class Americans � including No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security � is now the law of the land, along with unprecedented tax relief for small businesses, farmers, workers, and families.

7. Defend our constitution, our bill of rights, and our fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms: �We�re going to bust up the censorship regime and bring back free speech again� (1/28/23, Columbia, SC), �I will defend religious liberty.� (1/19/25, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump signed executive orders dismantling censorship, protecting religious freedoms, and safeguarding Second Amendment rights, and has directed his administration to take all necessary steps to defend Americans� constitutional rights from overreach.

8. Prevent World War III, restore peace in Europe and in the Middle East, and build a great iron dome missile defense shield over our entire country � all made in America: �We will build a great Iron Dome over our country like Israel has a dome like has never been seen before, a state-of-the-art missile defense shield that will be entirely built in America and create jobs, jobs, jobs.� (6/15/24, Detroit, MI)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump has achieved remarkable success by employing his Peace Through Strength doctrine around the world �preventing war between India and Pakistan, ending the 12 Day War, brokering a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and averting escalation in other areas. Meanwhile, the One Big Beautiful Bill delivers funding for the Golden Dome missile defense system to protect our homeland from 21st Century threats.

9. End the weaponization of government against the American people: �Biden has worked to persecute political dissidents, including conservatives, Catholics and other Christians, and opponents of his weaponized state � This abuse will be rectified, and it will be rectified very quickly.� (5/25/24, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump has purged corrupt elements from the DOJ and FBI, pardoned pro-life Americans wrongly targeted by the Biden Administration, and launched full-scale investigations into deep state abuses � bringing the era of weaponized government to an end and restoring fairness and trust in American institutions.

10. Stop the migrant crime epidemic, demolish the foreign drug cartels, crush gang violence, and lock up violent offenders: �The drug cartels are waging war on America � and it�s now time for America to wage war on the cartels� (12/22/23), �We will expel every single illegal alien gang member and migrant criminal operating on American soil and remove the savage gang, Tren de Aragua, from the United States.� (1/19/25, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: The Trump Administration is dismantling human smuggling networks, sanctioning cartels and designating them as foreign terrorist organizations, and deporting gang members in droves � ridding our country of these public safety threats for good and making our streets safer than they�ve ever been.

11. Rebuild our cities, including Washington, D.C., making them safe, clean, and beautiful again: �We will rebuild our once great cities, including our capital in Washington, DC, making them safe, clean, and beautiful again.� (1/19/25, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump is cracking down on crime with federal support for local police and cleanup initiatives for the nation�s capital. Cities like Washington, D.C., are seeing historic drops in violent crime, safer streets, and renewed economic vitality.

12. Strengthen and modernize our military, making it, without question, the strongest and most powerful in the world: �We will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen.� (1/20/25, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: With the largest military investment in decades, President Trump is modernizing our forces with cutting-edge technology, rebuilding depleted stockpiles, and ensuring our troops are the best-equipped in history � deterring adversaries and keeping America safe without unnecessary conflicts.

13. Keep the U.S. dollar as the world�s reserve currency: �If I�m elected, the dollar is so secure. Your reserve currency is the strongest it�ll ever be.� (10/15/24, Detroit, MI)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: Through pro-growth policies and tough trade deals, President Trump has fortified the dollar�s dominance, preventing de-dollarization efforts abroad and ensuring it remains the global standard � boosting American economic power worldwide.

14. Fight for and protect Social Security and Medicare with no cuts, including no changes to the retirement age: �I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare � I will not talk about one day or one year shorter, and I will not raise the retirement age of Social Security by one day, not by one year.�(7/27/24, West Palm Beach, FL)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump hasn�t touched Social Security � and has consistently called for rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse to safeguard the programs� solvency for future generations, delivering on his ironclad commitment to America�s seniors.

15. Cancel the electric vehicle mandate and cut costly and burdensome regulations: �We�re going to be ending the electric car mandate quickly.� (1/7/25, Palm Beach, FL)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: On day one, President Trump revoked the burdensome electric vehicle mandate � and fortified that action by signing a congressional resolution into law. The Trump Administration has also slashed job-killing regulations to unleash innovation, lower costs, and put American workers first.

16. Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content on our children: �I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory � or political content onto the shoulders of our children.� (8/3/24, Atlanta, GA)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump signed an order to defund schools promoting divisive critical race theory and radical gender ideology.

17. Keep men out of women�s sports: �We will keep men out of women�s sports.� (5/26/24, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump immediately ended the unfair, demeaning practice of forcing women to compete against men in sports � which resulted in the NCAA changing its rules and drove countless states and high schools to change their policies.

18. Deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again: �We will deport the foreign Jihad sympathizers and Hamas supporters from our midst. We will get them out of our country.� (9/19/24, Washington, D.C.)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump has cracked down on campus chaos with federal enforcement and visa revocations for pro-Hamas agitators � restoring safety, free speech, and American values to universities across the nation.

19. Secure our elections, including same day voting, voter identification, paper ballots, and proof of citizenship: �We will secure our elections � and they will be secure once and for all.� (10/13/24, Prescott Valley, AZ)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump implemented nationwide election integrity measures through executive action, banning foreign nationals from election interference, strengthening voter citizenship verification, prosecuting non-citizen voting, requiring voter-verifiable paper ballot records, and ensuring state-by-state compliance with federal law.

20. Unite our country by bringing it to new and record levels of success: �It�s time to unite � Success is going to bring us together.� (11/6/24, West Palm Beach, FL)

✅ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump�s remarkable success is bringing the country together � with more Americans saying the country is on the right track than any point in two decades and support among Republicans for President Trump and his agenda near historic levels.

And speaking of the propaganda media, President Trump has banished the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from the press pool at the White House. And propaganda media is making a big deal over it with stories from CNN�(to punish), The Guardian�(increased retaliation), Al Jazeera�(because WSJ covered 'his links to the notorious financier Jeffrey Epstein), Politico�(for covering an alleged sexually suggestive message to Epstein), Deadline�(because of a recent story on the president's connections to Jeffrey Epstein), The Hill�(because they reported on the president's alleged relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein), The Times of India�(over criticism of WSH's coverage regarding the president's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender), Spectrum News�(the ban reflects Trump's aggressiveness toward media who displease him), The Economic Times�(because the WSJ published a birthday message allegedly sent by him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein) to name a few. And that's just from the first page of search results! Of these stories, only the�NY Times�(for defamation) called it correctly in this case. Of these 10 publications, 90% of them reported on this issue negatively.

Let's remember that on June 6, 2025 the Appeals Court said President Trump has the right�to ban members of the press from restricted spaces (areas that are not open to the general public) such as the Oval Office, Air Force One, etc. This ruling allowed President Trump to ban the AP for not calling the body of water between Texas and Florida the "Gulf of America" simply because they did not agree with the EO renaming said body of water.�

Now, President Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the WSJ. He TOLD them the story they were preparing to publish was false and they ran with it anyway. So he has decreed that the WSJ shall not be allowed into private spaces while the lawsuit is pending. I don't blame him. I would not host any reporters who deliberately spread fake or false news about me either.

Today's installment of "What's in the OBBB" continues with OBBB Title VII - Finance -��Chapter 6 Enhancing Deduction and Income Tax Guardrails, and Other Reforms, Subtitle B Health,�Chapter 1 Medicaid, starting with section 71101 to section 71121 (page 219 to 248).

Subchapter A Reducing Fraud and Improving Enrollment Processes�

Sec. 71101. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment in Medicare Savings Programs. From July 4, 2025 until September 30, 2034, the Secretary of HHS cannot implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made by the provisions of the final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on September 21, 2023. $1,000,000 is funded for fiscal year 2026.

Sec. 71102. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to eligibility and enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program. From July 4, 2025 until September 30, 2034, the Secretary of HHS cannot implement, administer, or enforce the amendments made by the provisions of the final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 2, 2024.

Sec. 71103. Reducing duplicate enrollment under the Medicaid and CHIP programs. Starting not later than January 1, 2027 States will regularly obtain address info for enrolled individuals. Beginning not later than October 1, 2029 the State shall submit no less than once a month, the determination/redetermination of eligibility of enrollees in the HHS approved system. The system will verify that an enrollee is entered only once in the system. The Secretary, starting October 1, 2029, may determine what data the state is required to provide to the system to ensure matching compatibility. $10,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2026 and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 to accomplish this task.

Sec. 71104. Ensuring deceased individuals do not remain enrolled. Beginning January 1, 2027 quarterly screening will commence to verify enrollee status. If the person is determined to have died, disenrollment will be initiated.�

Sec. 71105. Ensuring deceased providers do not remain enrolled. Beginning January 1, 2028, providers are to be compared to the Death Master File and removed if found to be entered therein.

Sec. 71106. Payment reduction related to certain erroneous excess payments under Medicaid effective fiscal year 2030.

Sec. 71107. Eligibility redeterminations. Section 1902(e)(14) of the Social Security Act (42 USC 1396a(e)(14)) is amended to begin after December 31, 2026 wherein the States will made a redetermination every 6 months for specified individuals. Not later than January 4, 2026, the HHS Secretary shall issue guidance on this section. $75,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2026.

Sec. 71108. Revising home equity limit for determining eligibility for long-term care services under the Medicaid program seems to basically excludes farms effective January 1, 2028.

Sec. 71109. Alien Medicaid eligibility. Excludes aliens in the US illegally. $15,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2026 to accomplish this section.

Sec. 71110. Expansion FMAP for emergency Medicaid. Beginning October 1, 2026 applies the Federal medical assistance percentage to the emergency medical treatment of aliens. $1,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2026 for this program.

Frankly, I am a bit disappointed in this entire section. I wanted to see retroactive removal of both dead people and illegal aliens removed within 180 days of signing. The 2-year delay simply gives them more time to rip off the US taxpayer.

Subchapter B Preventing Wasteful Spending

Sec. 71111. Moratorium on implementation of rule relating to staffing standards for long-term care facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (89 Fed Reg 40876 sections 483.5 and 483.35) through September 30, 2034.

Sec. 71112. Reducing State Medicaid costs by not funding care provided before the person was eligible for the program effective after December 31, 2026. $10,000,000 is funded for fiscal year 2026.

Sec. 71113. Federal payments to prohibited entities effective July 4, 2025 no abortion clinic can receive funding for an abortion unless (I) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (II) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. $1,000,000 is allocated for fiscal year 2026 to carry out this section.

So, this is the section that basically stops payments to Planned Parenthood as far as abortion services go. Although, I can see many attempting to get around items I & II unless documentation is required.

Subchapter��C Stopping Abusive Financing Practices

Sec. 71114. Sunsetting increased FMAP incentive amending that all amounts allocated for individuals under this provision be expended prior to January 1, 2026.

Sec. 71115. Provider taxes beginning on or after October 1, 2026, the applicable percent shall by 6% in all instances. This provision only applies to the 50 states and District of Columbia.$20,000,000 is set aside for fiscal year 2026 for this provision.

Sec. 71116. State directed payments grandfathers certain payments and protects payments for rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and hospitals that are low-volume or Medicare-dependent. $7,000,000 is allocated for each fiscal year 2026 through 2033 to carry out this section.

Sec. 71117. Requirements regarding waiver of uniform tax requirement for Medicaid provider tax across all 50 states and the District of Columbia effective July 4, 2025 subject to applicable transition periods determined by the Secretary of HHS not to exceed 3 fiscal years.

Sec. 71118. Requiring budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects under section 1115 effective January 1, 2027. $5,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 and 2027 is set aside to implement this section.

I wonder what the states will do to cover the possible shortfall?�

Subchapter��D Increasing Personal Accountability

Sec. 71119. Requirement for States to establish Medicaid community engagement requirements for certain individuals. This section requires "monthly community engagement" as identified: (A) works not less than 80 hours, (B) not less than 80 hours of community service, (C) participates in a work program for not less than 80 hours, (D) is enrolled in an educational program at least half-time (6 credits for undergrad, 3 credits for grad), (E) engages in any combination of A to D for a total of not less than 80 hours, (F) the individual's monthly income is not less than minimum wage multiplied by 80 hours, (G) monthly income in the preceding 67 months that is not less than the applicable minimum wage. Exceptions can be made for incarceration or short-term hardship. This provision provides an option to conduct more frequent compliance verifications. This section also sets forth State procedures in the case of noncompliance by individuals. Any exemptions granted under this section must expire not later than December 31, 2028. Early termination from the program is allowable. $100,000,000 is allocated for fiscal year 2026 to award grants under paragraph (1)(A) and another $100,000,000 is allocated for fiscal year 2026 to award grants under paragraph (1)(B). An additional $200,000,000 is to be made available for fiscal year 2026 to carry out the requirements of this section.�

In other words, if they are able, they must work no less than an average of 20 hours per week (and/or volunteer for community service and/or attend school).�

Sec. 71120. Modifying cost sharing requirements for certain expansion individuals under the Medicaid program. Those with a family income that exceeds the poverty line and is enrolled are subject to this section. Cost sharing may not exceed 5% of the family income of the family involved as applied in a monthly or quarterly basis. Effective October 1, 2028. States are responsible for verifying compliance on at least a monthly basis. $15,000,000 is allocated to carry out this provision for fiscal year 2026.

Subchapter��E Expanding Access to Care

Sec. 71121. Making certain adjustments to coverage of home or community-based services under Medicaid. States will establish 'needs-based' criteria for home or community-based services. Funds cannot be paid to a 3rd party. Effective July 1, 2028. $50,000,000 is allocated for fiscal year 2026 and $100,000,000 is allocated for fiscal year 2027 to carry out this section.

Again, I remind you I am NOT a tax professional as such should any of the following apply in your situation, I highly recommend you consult with a tax professional. Here are links to my ANP articles covering the previous Titles of the OBBB:�Title I,�Title II,�Title III,�Title IV,�Title V,�Title VI,�Title VII sections 70001 to 70120,�Title VII sections 70201 to 70203,�Title VII sections 70301 to 70354,�Title VII sections 70401 to 70439, Title VII sections 70501 to 70531, and Title VII sections 70601 to 70607.

Guard liberty well; for once lost, it is lost forever.

Today's Patriot, John Adams, was born October 30, 1735 at the family farm in Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the oldest of 3 children. At age 6, he attended Dame school. Then he attended Braintree Latin School where he studied Latin, rhetoric, logic, and arithmetic. John was somewhat of a rebel at school, skipping class, disliking his teacher, and telling his parents he wanted to be a farmer. Luckily for us, John's father put his foot down. The school hired a new schoolmaster and all settled down. John credited his mother for forming his character. In 1751, at age 16, John started at Harvard College.

After graduation from College, John was a school teacher in Worcester. After teaching for 4 years, he decided to become a lawyer. By 1754, when the French and Indian War began, he joined the militia (the first in his family to do so).�

In 1756 John began "reading law" under James Putnam. By 1759 he was admitted to the bar. At one point, John was writing under the pseudonym "Humphrey Ploughjogger" writing essays for Boston newspaper. His law focus was on constitutional law.

John married his 3rd cousin, Abigail Smith on October 25, 1764. They had 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. All 3 boys became lawyers. The family lived at the farm he inherited in 1761 when his father died. His oldest son, John Quincy Adams would eventually become president.

John became involved in politics over the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was repealed by 1766. In 1768 John moved his family to Boston where he focused on his law practice. He successfully defended John Hancock when Hancock was charged with smuggling. On March 5, 1770 John became attorney for British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre because John believed everyone should have a right to counsel as well as a fair trial and no other lawyers stepped up to defend the accused. Of the 9 men he defended, 7 ended in acquittal and the other two were convicted of manslaughter. John is recorded as saying to the court: "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."

On June 7, 1770, John's political career officially started when he became a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Some claim his achievement in the defense of the Boston Massacre defendants lead to this position. Between 1770 and 1772, John was advocating for a peaceful resolution to the problem with the Crown. By 1772, the Crown started paying the salaries of the Governor and Judges in Massachusetts instead of the Massachusetts legislature. Once the Crown started paying his salary, the Governor of Massachusetts decreed that resistance against the Crown was illegal. By 1773, protesters dumped 342 chests of tea into the bay. John called this action a necessary action.

By 1774, the First Continental Congress was convened. John was chosen as one of the 4 delegates to attend to represent Massachusetts. He was appointed to the committee tasked to draft the Colonies' letter of grievances to the Crown. During this time, John still saw benefits in being tied to the Crown. The petition was sent to the Crown while the Colonies boycotted British goods. After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, John viewed a militia camp and was sorely disappointed by the conditions and lack of discipline among the members of the militia. Less than a month later, he was leading the Massachusetts delegation to the Second Continental Congress.�

By June 1775, he nominated George Washington of Virginia as commander-in-chief of the Continental army. In April 1776, John wrote Thoughts on Government which laid out his framework for a republican constitution. He drafted the first set of regulations for the provisional navy. It was John who organized the Committee of Five to write the Declaration of Independence. It was also John who selected John Hancock to lead the committee because "John Hancock was a Virginian" while John Adams described himself as "obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular." John ultimately sat on 90 Continental Congress committees, chairing 25 of them and acted as a Secretary of War keeping correspondence with the Continental Army.�

John acted as Commissioner to France in 1778 to establish trade and negotiate a commercial treaty. He took his oldest son, John Quincy, with him. During the crossing, the ship captured a British vessel. He returned to Massachusetts August 2, 1779. Later that year, he took sons John Quincy and Charles with him to Ferrol, Spain and then on to Paris, France. France decided that they would deal only with Benjamin Franklin, so John and his 2 sons left. By mid 1780, John was in the Dutch Republic as Ambassador. After successfully negotiation a loan from the Dutch, he was appointed lead commissioner to negotiate the Treaty of Paris which was signed September 3, 1783 which officially recognized American Independence.

By 1785, John was appointed first American Ambassador to the Crown. While there, he wrote his 3 volume A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America.

From 1789-1797, John became Vice President of the Unites States by losing to George Washington. In 1796, George Washington chose not to run for a 3rd term. Adams won by a narrow margin becoming president from 1797-1801. He did not seek re-election, retiring to the farm.

John's wife, Abigail, died October 28, 1818 from typhoid. In 1824, John's son John Quincy was featured in a 4-way contest for the presidency (he won). John died of a heart attack on July 4, 1826 at age 91 on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. John and Abigail reside in the Adams' crypt of United First Parish Church which also contains the bodies of John Quincy and his wife Louisa.