Though John Adams was old and ill when he died, the curious timing of his demise sparked countless unusual theories.

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816, had ...

The city of Quincy has demolished a former downtown restaurant to make way for a park honoring John Quincy Adams. The park will feature a statue of Adams and plaques detailing his political career.

It is an occasion for American citizens to deepen their understanding of their independence and the principles of the republic.

John Quincy’s principal biographer, Samuel Flagg Bemis of Yale University, deemed him the greatest secretary of state in American history. His victory in the bitter election of 1824 led to a ...

A new park honoring John Quincy Adams is being built in his native Quincy on the former site of Acapulco's Family Restaurant and Cantina. The park will feature a bronze statue of Adams, along with ...

John Quincy Adams's path to the presidency was shaped significantly by his parents. At 11 years of age, ... As secretary of state under President James Monroe, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Following his distinguished political career as an ambassador, senator, secretary of state, and U.S. president, John ...

At age 26, John Quincy Adams was appointed by George Washington to be the U.S. minister to the ... A talented diplomat, he was minister to Britain and Russia and secretary of state under James ...

John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the American republic, and an effort is being made to establish a memorial i… ...

Following his Russian stint, Adams’ study of the heavens took a back seat to his duties as President James Monroe’s secretary of state; his attachment to the stars resurfaced when he entered ...