The lame ducks of Marbury. (presidential transition from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, persistant problem of lame duck appointments)

From: Constitutional Commentary | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: Nagle, John Copeland | Copyright information

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had not been the best of friends before the election of 1800, and their competition for the presidency gave them ample occasion to ponder each other's faults. Yet it was easy for Jefferson to identify the single incident that troubled him most. As he wrote to Abigail Adams in 1804: 

   I can say with truth that one act of Mr. Adams' life, and one 
   only, ever gave me a moment's personal displeasure. I did 
   consider his last appointments ...

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