John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence, drafted principally by another future president, Thomas Jefferson. Following independence from Great Britain, Adams and Jefferson become ...

On the Fourth of July in 1826, former U.S. President John Adams died at his family farm in Quincy, Massachusetts. At first glance, John Adams’ death may not seem so unusual, as the retired politician ...

The Adams family’s commitment to these principles did not end with John Adams. His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful ...

John Adams, for what it's worth, reportedly turned down invitation to July 4 events as he still believed it should be celebrated on July 2, according to The History Channel. He died on July 4, 1926.

When he was young, John Quincy Adams was told by his father, President John Adams, “If you do not rise to the head of your country…it will be owing to your own laziness….” At age 26, John ...

There is currently no memorial to John Adams, John Quincy Adams and their family in Washington. Congress authorized the Adams Memorial Commission to fix this oversight.

John and Abigail Adams fully believed that “all men are created equal,” and John Quincy was so dedicated to abolitionism that he died arguing against slavery on the floor of Congress.

City planners provided details about the design and anticipated completion date of a new Quincy park honoring sixth president John Quincy Adams.

Without a physical space, Quincy's Adams Presidential Center began its educational programming with a panel of scholars discussing John Adams' legacy.

A July 19 symposium focuses on John Quincy Adams, the namesake of Quincy and Adams County. A desk owned by the nation's sixth president is part of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County ...

John and Abigail Adams returned to their hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, where Adams spent the next 25 years engaged in public debate through letter writing to both friends and foes.