Sara Georgini
Series Editor, The Papers of John Adams
Dr. Sara Georgini is series editor for The Papers of John Adams, part of the Adams Papers editorial project based at the Massachusetts Historical Society, where she has worked on nearly 20 volumes of the edition. She is the author of Household Gods: The Religious Lives of the Adams Family (Oxford, 2019) and the forthcoming Our Library in Paris (Oxford, 2025), as well as editor of The Oxford Handbook of Family History and Genealogy.
July 8, 2024
The Farewell Address
The publication of the Farewell Address was a momentous occasion for the young United States. In it, Washington established the most significant precedent of his presidency: the two-term limit. By giving up power, Washington…
March 25, 2024
The First Year
After the first presidential inauguration in 1789, George Washington faced the daunting prospect of starting a presidency from scratch. Every action he took would set a precedent. Ramin Ganeshram, Dr. Sara Georgini, Dr. Sand…