He’s also remembered for the people he surrounded himself with, including his wife, Abigail Adams; his son and sixth president, John Quincy Adams; and his infamous rivalry with Thomas Jefferson.

In reality, the roots of today’s “America First” approach to foreign policy can be traced back to the founding generation, and specifically to John Quincy Adams. [H]e formulated the Monroe ...

He was just 26 years old. John Quincy Adams really wanted to be a poet, what was then called a man of letters. His parents quickly put the kibosh to that. He fell in love with a young woman named ...

The Adams Memorial Foundation has taken on the mission of ensuring that John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams, Louisa Catherine Adams, and their descendants are given their rightful place ...

For some people, becoming president of the United States marks the apex of their ambition. However, it is not always the high point of their careers in public service. Perhaps the clearest ...

“There are wonderful quotes on how Adams felt about exercise ... has grown a fledgling initiative in Quincy called the John Adams Health Walk. The inaugural walk was last October, and 70 people ...

They unfailingly saw eye to eye. He and 11-year-old John Quincy Adams happily took up residence in Franklin’s rented villa. They were to fare less well as housemates than as bedmates.

The names honored the incumbent sixth President John Quincy Adams, son of Abigail and John Adams, the second president. John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, drafted principally by ...

This august cast of memorable heroes and villains nevertheless leaves little room for lesser characters such as John Quincy Adams. Adams’s single term as president, from 1825 to 1829 ...

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer ...