Was John Adams against paying a bribe to France during the XYZ affair?

This might sound like something out of “Sesame Street” but the XYZ Affair was, in fact, a diplomatic incident between France and America in the late 18th century that led to an undeclared war at sea. After John Adams became president in March 1797, he dispatched a three-member delegation to Paris later that same year in an effort to restore peace between the two countries.

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richard nixon led the investigation that resulted in alger hiss being convicted of prejury.