Samuel Adams nicknames

President John Adams had the following nicknames:

• The Colossus of Independence -- Given to him by Thomas Jefferson for his leadership in Congress in 1776
• The Duke of Braintree -- A sarcastic reference to his grandiOSe airs
• King John the Second
• Old Sink or Swim -- For the speech in which he vowed "To sink or swim; to live or die; survive or perish with my country"
• His Rotundity -- for being rather overweight and fond of formal
• The Atlas of Independence