After being opponents for almost an entire lifetime, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became very good friends in the end. They both had different opinions and points of views when it came to politics and pretty much anything.
Therefore, they became rivals and didn’t really seem to like each other. However, they both reconciled in 1812. Adams decided to make an effort to really get to meet Thomas Jefferson! He even added with his very own words: “You and I ought not to die before we have explained ourselves to each other.”
And what’s even more curious about this whole situation is that they spent the rest of their lives writing fascinating letters to each other! This way, they were able to become great friends and were able to die happy knowing that their all life nemesis wasn’t that bad after all.