 the best, you know, outcome given all of these different factors, not recognizing that these men were not going to be loyal to the office. They were loyal to individuals. And that was a lesson that I think a lot of future presidents have learned that, you know, you need to have personal relationships. You can't just count on institutional loyalty. So why did it turn out to be such a disaster? What did they do to undermine him or not serve him well, meaning Adams?