Guest Stars George Grizzard as John Adams Tim Wilson as John Adams II (Younger) Michael O'Hare as Richard Cranch Mark Winkworth as John Quincy Adams Allan Carlsen as John Adams II K.C. Ligon as Fanny Albert Stratton as Thomas Jefferson Henry Butler as James Monroe Leora Dana as Abigail Adams (Older) Tom Aldredge as James McHenry Ken Kercheval as James Madison Tom Tammi as Thomas Adams Jeremiah Sullivan as Alexander Hamilton Robin Pearson Rose as Polly Jefferson David Hooks as George Washington Philip Anglim as Charles Adams Michael Egan as General Knox Karl Light as Senator Izard Frederic Warringer as Samuel Otis