Episode 2 of 3

First official visit to the new capital

When: June 1800
Where: Washington, D.C.
Part of: John Adams Moves to Washington

Adams made his first official visit to the nation's new seat of government in early June 1800, while the President's Mansion was still under construction.

In early June 1800, Adams made his first official visit to the nation's new seat of government. A legacy discovery row places his lodging at Tunnicliffe's City Hotel near the unfinished U.S. Capitol and dates the visit to June 3, 1800, but the supplied passages confirm only the early-June timing, not the exact day or the lodging details.

Sources

John Adams Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27

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