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John Adams’ Proudest Act: Nominating John Marshall to Become Chief Justice

  • Published December 14, 2012
John Adams nominates John Marshall to become Chief Justice - January 20th, 1801
Read about John Adams' proudest act: nominating John Marshall to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Learn more about the historic letter and its significance in this blog post from Ghosts of DC.
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We love these. Amazing letters saved by the National Archives.

This one is from President John Adams — who just lost the election and was out of office in about 10 weeks — nominating John Marshall to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

John Adams nominates John Marshall to become Chief Justice - January 20th, 1801
John Adams nominates John Marshall to become Chief Justice – January 20th, 1801
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This was what Adams had to say about nominating John Marshall.

My gift of John Marshall to the people of the United States was the proudest act of my life.

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