1797 elects father John Adams second president of the USA. Fourth president James Madison appoints John Quincy secretary of state, whereupon he negotiates a treaty with Britain, defines Canada’s ...

Spring: The strain of public life affects Adams' health, and the family returns ... Adams is sworn in as the second president of the United States. June 1: Adams appoints John Quincy minister ...

“If there’s been something missing from all this – put all the legal opinions aside for a second – is the Adams family’s opinion.” Trust fund timeline 1822: Former President John Adams ...

also married a family member, her second cousin, William Clarkson Johnson (1823-1893), the son of her first cousin, Abigail Louisa Smith Adams (1798-1836) and President John Adams’ great-grandson.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about lessons on the American presidency that can be learned from the then fledgling nation's second president, John Adams. News from ...

On this day in 1828, John Adams II, 25, the second son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the nation’s sixth president ... in the mansion’s family quarters. Mary and John named the baby ...