If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might ...

Abigail Adams gave birth to six children, three daughters and three sons, four of whom would live to adulthood. One of those four, John Quincy, would achieve the office of president. The other ...

On June 15, Adams nominates George Washignton to be its commander. His appointment is unanimous. June 17: Near Boston, the Battle of Bunker Hill plays out. Abigail and John Quincy watch the ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

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 ...

The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

John Adams was many things: lawyer, diplomat, member of the Continental Congress, and one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in ...