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 ...

"There is no other comparable written record of a prominent American family," McCullough writes ... Perhaps that's monument enough for our second president. JOHN ADAMS. By David McCullough.