John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...

then considered to be the stepping-stone to the White House. Though the election has been labeled “dirty,” the constitutional procedures for electing a president were faithfully carried out.

The Adams Memorial Foundation has taken on the mission of ensuring that John Adams, John Quincy Adams ... he ran for Congress and was sworn into the House of Representatives on Dec. 5, 1831.

To be clear, Randall Woods' ''John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People'' is not a leisurely read designed for the beach or airport. Clocking in at more than 700 pages, Woods' biography of the ...

Perhaps the clearest examples of distinguished public careers taking a back seat to a mixed legacy as president are those of John and ... near the White House. As a diplomat Adams may have lacked ...