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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...