While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers - General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson - in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.

As a man ages, he adamantly refuses assistance from his daughter and grapples with the challenges of his changing circumstances. Doubting his loved ones, his own mind, and the very fabric of his reality, he navigates through a world where caregivers come and go, memories fade, and his perception of family and home becomes increasingly elusive. As the boundaries between truth and illusion blur, his struggle with dementia unfolds, revealing a poignant...