A "corrupt bargain" that delivered John Quincy Adams the presidency ended the Era of Good Feelings and prompted a new period ...

John Quincy Adams once said “there is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president.” Most spend their second act ...

But the former vice president lacked the stature of his ... He concealed the fact that John Quincy Adams, then minister to Prussia, had indicated that France was inching toward negotiations.

Though the election has been labeled “dirty,” the constitutional procedures for electing a president were faithfully carried out. Challenges: John Quincy Adams was a Harvard graduate, an intellectual, ...

However, with training and time, John was able to refine his skills. As a member of the Federalist Party, Adams decided to run for the presidency. He lost and became Vice-president to George ...

Adams did live long enough to see his son, John Quincy, elected president in 1825. Explore the life of the president with a short biographical video and 'Bell Ringer' classroom assignments.

As President James Monroe's two-term Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams is regarded by many as the best in the nation's history. He helped create the Monroe Doctrine, which shaped America's ...

By declining to give the nod to a designated successor, President James Monroe allowed a wide-open campaign to develop. Four men—John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew ...

from John Quincy Adams to Abraham Lincoln Alice George Travel through time by lifting like passengers on the Titanic or swimming like the sixth U.S. president Greg Presto The journal pages of ...