"Oh, yes; it is the glorious Fourth of July. It is a great day. It is a good day. God bless it. God bless you all. [He then lapsed into unconsciousness; he awakened later, and mumbled,] Thomas Jefferson..."
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January 1, 1970

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Note: John Adams died on July 4, 1826, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He is often quoted as having said "Thomas Jefferson survives" or "Thomas Jefferson still survives" with some depictions indicating he might have not expressed the entire statement before dying, i.e.: "Thomas Jefferson... still survi—", but some research indicates that only the words "Thomas Jefferson" were clearly intelligible among his last. Adams was unaware that Jefferson, his grea