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2 days ago · John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] 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. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
1 day ago · Summary. John Quincy Adams was one of the most significant statesmen-intellectuals of the Early American Republic. Highly intelligent, well-traveled, and massively educated, Adams was a Christian nationalist who believed that the American Republic was destined to be a shining example of democracy and liberty to the rest of the world.
1 day ago · John Adams (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of ...
4 days ago · Updated 4:12 PM PDT, July 1, 2024. 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 sixth president is massive in both length and scope.
3 days ago · As America approaches its sestercentennial in 2026, it might be worth reflecting, on this, its 248 th birthday, on our nation’s first major jubilee—the remarkable fiftieth anniversary of July 4, 1826. Occurring in the only presidential term of John Quincy Adams, this was a day marked by celebration—and mortality, when the deaths of great ...
4 days ago · In “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People,” Randall Woods gives us a thorough and appropriately cerebral account of Adams—a man who performed his share of portentous deeds.
4 days ago · John Quincy Adams played a pivotal role in the United States’ acquisition of Florida while he was Secretary of State. He was instrumental in negotiating the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 with Spain, which ultimately secured eastern Florida for the nation.
