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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 4, 2025
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July 4, 2025: One hundred and ninety-nine (199) years ago on July 4, 1826, both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams passed away just hours apart. The two patriots would wind up being the last of surviving revolutionaries, and during much of the years after the war would be staunch political rivals. Much of their rivalry revolved around their ideas for the future of America. John Adams believed the federal government should have a large role in policy making, but Thomas Jefferson believed that the federal government should take a back seat and let each state determine how to govern themselves. The rivalry would come to an end however, when John Adams sent a well-wishes letter to Jefferson on New Year's day in 1812. An anecdote of these two that survives to this day is that while on his death bed, John Adams' last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives.” He had not heard that Thomas Jefferson had passed just hours before.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. and founder of the Napolitan Institute.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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