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May 27, 2024 · John Quincy Adams (born July 11, 1767, Braintree [now Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was the sixth president of the United States (1825–29) and eldest son of President John Adams.
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Oct 27, 2009 · John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) served as the 6th U.S. president, from 1825 to 1829. He was the son of former president John Adams, a Founding Father.
- John Quincy Adams was elected president despite losing both the popular and electoral votes. The election of 1824, which saw John Quincy Adams face off against Andrew Jackson, is the only presidential election that had to be decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, as neither candidate won the majority of electoral votes.
- John Quincy Adams loved morning cardio. When it comes to personal fitness, early birds have an edge. Nobody understood the virtues of morning exercise better than Adams.
- John Quincy Adams was an avid skinny-dipper. As president, Adams got his exercise by taking a daily dip in the Potomac … naked. Every morning, he would walk to the river, strip down, and go for a swim.
- John Quincy Adams enjoyed a good game of pool. Adams installed a billiards table in the White House shortly after becoming president. The new addition quickly became a subject of controversy when Adams accidentally presented the government with the $61 tab (in reality he had paid for it himself).
- Adams was very well educated. The young Adams studied in Paris, Amsterdam, Leyden, and the Hague, earning his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College in 1787.
- He became a lawyer without going to law school. Though he did earn a master’s degree from Harvard in 1790, Adams completed his legal education as an apprentice to the great Theophilus Parsons, who would eventually leave private practice in Boston to serve as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.
- Adams was the driving force behind the Monroe Doctrine. In 1794, Adams began a career in international diplomacy, serving first as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands.
- Double rainbow, meet double Senator! Shortly after concluding his service in Prussia, Adams was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in April 1802. He tried running for the U.S. House of Representatives in November that year but lost.
- He Had a Privileged and Unique Childhood. As the son of John Adams, the second president of the United States and the erudite Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams had an interesting childhood.
- He Married America's Only Foreign Born First Lady. Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams was the daughter of an American merchant and an Englishwoman. She grew up in London and France.
- He Was a Famed Diplomat. John Quincy Adams was made a diplomat to the Netherlands in 1794 by President George Washington. He would serve as a minister to a number of European countries from 1794-1801 and from 1809-1817.
- He Was a Negotiator of Peace. President Madison named Adams the chief negotiator for peace between America and Great Britain at the end of the War of 1812.
John Quincy Adams (/ ˈ k w ɪ n z i / ⓘ; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829.
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Apr 3, 2014 · John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States. He was also the eldest son of President John Adams, the second U.S. president.
