Serenading the President: John Adams, the XYZ Affair, and the 18th-Century American Presidency Serenading the President: John Adams, the XYZ Affair, and the 18th-Century American Presidency February 18, 2019 Sentiment began to change in earnest in the wake of the decision to publicize the XYZ dispatches... Read More Read more about Serenading the President: John Adams, the XYZ Affair, and the 18th-Century American Presidency