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John Quincy Adams, the son of the second President of the United States, became the sixth President of the United States. But the road to that prize was anyt...
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Learn about the United States' sixth president, John Quincy Adams, on the National Republican Party
An overview of John Quincy Adams.
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John Quincy Adams took office as the sixth president of the United States in 1825. His presidency was largely uneventful, and he is remembered more for his accomplishments as a diplomat and congressman.
John Quincy Adams grew up during the unrest of the American Revolution. His father – John Adams, who became the country’s second president – took an active role in the politics of the revolution, including helping to draft the Declaration of Independence. One of the heroes of the revolution – the Marquis de Lafayette – later gave the younger Adams an alligator when he was president. Legend says that Adams kept the alligator in the unfinished East Room bathroom and would direct White House visitors – especially those he did not like – to use that bathroom in order to scare them.
Adams spent much of his adolescence following his father on diplomatic missions abroad. During this time he began keeping a diary, which became a lifelong habit. By the time he died, he had written more than 14,000 pages.
Adams earned his own diplomatic appointment in 1794, as U.S. minister to the Netherlands. He served as minister to several countries over the next two decades and helped to negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. In 1817 President James Monroe named Adams Secretary of State. Adams worked closely with the president to formulate the Monroe Doctrine, which became a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.
Adams hoped to succeed Monroe as president in the election of 1824, a highly competitive contest. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but none of the four candidates won enough electoral votes to take the presidency. The vote then moved to the U.S. House of Representatives, which selected Adams as president.
Adams took office in 1825 and faced a great deal of opposition from Jackson’s supporters. He proposed a forward-thinking agenda that included creating a national university and a naval academy, building more roads and canals, and sponsoring further exploration and settlement in the West, but a hostile Congress rejected most of his plans. His presidency was largely a political failure.
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Adapted from David McCullough 's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.
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Dec 21, 1999 · In the sixth of a series of life portraits of American presidents, the guests discussed the life and career of John Quincy Adams and responded to audience telephone calls. They also talked...
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12 years ago. Mike Mayhem. Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams in Amistad. Great speech to the Supreme Court toward the end of the movie.
