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John Quincy Adams


             Bush, John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become the president himself. He had an impressive political background that began at the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principles. By all account, his presidency should have been a huge success, yet it wasn't. John Quincy Adams' presidency was frustrating and judged a failure because of the scandal attached to his election & the pettiness of his political rivals.
             John Quincy Adams was born in1767 during the month of July, in Braintree Massachusetts. His parents were John and Abigail Adams. "Quincy", had every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly admired and prospering lawyer, and his mother Abigail Smith Adams, was the daughter of an esteemed minister, whose wife's family combined two prestigious and influential lines, the Nortons and the Quincys. Accompanying his father on diplomatic missions in Europe, young John Quincy Adams received a splendid education at private schools in Paris, Leiden, and Amsterdam. This helped to develop his early penchant for reading from a wide selection of topics. He was able to speak several languages, and at the age of fourteen, he was asked to serve as secretary and translator to Francis Dana, the first US ambassador to Russia. Despite his age, young Adams was a valuable aid to the consul. He enjoyed Russia and the exposure to diplomatic circles. He later returned to the United States and attended Harvard. He graduated in two years and entered the law offices of Theophilus Parsons in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Passing the bar in 1790, he set up practice in Boston. .
             In 1794 John began his long political career. George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams an Ambassador to the Netherlands.
             After his father was elected as the second president of the United States, he was reassigned to the position of Minister to Prussia.


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