In the 1828 presidential race between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, the popular hero of the Battle of New Orleans swept the popular vote, but failed to win sufficient electoral votes ...

John Quincy Adams lost both the popular election and the electoral vote to rival Andrew Jackson during the 1824 presidential election. However, since Jackson failed to win a majority in the ...

Jackson called it the “Corrupt Bargain” and vowed revenge. So when 1828 rolled around, Adams and Jackson went at each other once more, this time with the ferocity of wild animals.

Author Bob Withers talked about the trains that played a part in the lives of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. He’s the author of The President Travels by Train: Politics and Pullmans.

In a rematch in 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated Adams, who retired with his wife Louisa to his hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts. Of his presidency, Adams said, “I can scarcely conceive of a more ...

Thomas DiBacco writes that the campaign barbs this presidential year are genteel next to the 1828 election between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.

July 11 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Quincy Adams. ... decided to save Hamilton and Franklin but give up Andrew Jackson in favor of Harriet Tubman.

In death, father and son both received the accolades they so fervently sought. When 91-year-old John Adams died on July 4, 1826, his passing was, the authors note, “recorded as a sensational ...

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) ... States, chosen by the House of Representatives after the chaotic contest of 1824, crushed in his re-election bid by Andrew Jackson in 1828.

Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams’ two races against each other echo what’s happened this year in eerie ways and Jackson vs. Adams — Race For The White House highlights these similarities ...