Among all the founders of the American republic in the first rank of importance, John Adams enjoyed the fewest moments of popularity during his lifetime and, until recently, has had the least public attention and acclaim. Except by sufferance of being second on the roll of Presidents, his has never been a household name in the United States. A tally would show far fewer towns, counties, schools, mountains, and the like named for him than for Franklin, Washington, Jefferson, or perhaps some others. .
Almost any page of the present biography of John Adams in his own words will show that he is one of the most irresistibly quotable of writers: and yet for a century and more after his death, the standard books of quotations either left him out or gave him the scantiest sort of treatment. They do only a little better today, but the trend is upward.
The twenty-five years that followed Adams's retirement from public office by the American electorate in 1801 salved his wounded feelings and reconciled him, if not to obscurity, at least to a subordinate pinnacle of fame. "Mausoleums, statues, monuments will never be erected to me," Adams wrote in 1809 to a friend who also had been breading John Marshall's massive and pietistic Life of Washington. " I wish them not. Panegyrical romances will never be written, nor flattering orations spoken to transmit me to posterity in brilliant colors." So it would surprise Adams to find that in the 1970's his reputation never stood higher. One could wish for his comments upon learning that a definitive edition of his papers is in progress, that biographers and students of all aspects of his career and thought are busier and more numerous that ever, and that he is the leading character- and a highly attractive one-in a musical play, 1776, that ran for years on Broadway, has been performed with great success elsewhere, and is now a popular film.
If anyone was raised to take on the role of the president of the United States, then that person was John Quincy Adams. ... On July 11th, 1767, the couple gave birth to their second child, John Quincy Adams. ... At the age of eight, John Quincy watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from his house. John Quincy "represented the hopes and pride of his father." ... John Quincy and Louisa were married on July 26, 1797. ...
One year after the marriage of Susanna Boylston and John Adams (known as Deacon John), the union was blessed with a son John Adams whom was named after his father on October 19, 1735. ... Abigail (Nabby) the first child born and following with John Quincy, Charles and Thomas Adams. ... For John and all of Quincy it was a long mourning period. ... An urgent letter was sent to President John Quincy Adams informing him of his father's condition, but would prove to arrive too late for his response. ... John Adams was dead. ...
A child of the American Revolution, John Quincy Adams was the first President of American History whose father, John Adams, also served a term as President of the United States of America. ... Author of John Quincy Adams, Robert V. ... His father would always instruct Abigail on John's daily trainings, "Attention upon great and glorious Objects, root out every little Thing, weed out every Meanness, and make him great and manly- (John Quincy Adams, 3). ... President John Q. ... A quote by Robert V Remini, author of John Quincy Adams, "A dedicated expansionist and defender of huma...
There are two other men who play a very drastic role in the fate of Cinque and his people; those men are John Quincy Adams and Theodore Joadson. John Quincy Adams is not highly regarded among his colleagues and is seen as a drooling fool who sleeps half of the time during the meetings on Capitol Hill. ... John Quincy Adams fought and won freedom for them. ... All of the actors depicted each character as if they where actually Theodore Joadson, Martin Van Buren and John Quincy Adams. ... "We are what we used to be" (John Quincy Adams). ...
The oldest some of his father John Adams, who was a farmer and Susanna Bolyston Adams. ... In 1761 John Adams began to feel patriotic. ... Sam Adams invited John to a meeting for the Caucus Club. ... But this was different, John Adams and another younger lawyer Josiah Quincy took the case for Captain Preston. ... When John heard of this he threatened to quit the case, his threat had worked, Quincy rescheduled all of his witnesses and Adams and Quincy kept any Boston resident off the stand. ...
Bush, John Quincy Adams was the only son of a president to become the president himself. ... John Quincy Adams was born in1767 during the month of July, in Braintree Massachusetts. ... George Washington appointed John Quincy Adams an Ambassador to the Netherlands. ... The Presidential candidates were William Crawford of Georgia, Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, Henry Clay of Kentucky and John Quincy Adams. ... John Quincy Adams was elected as president. ...
This quote was written by John Adams into his diary, one quiet night after his presidency. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree, Massechusetts (which is now called Quincy, Massechusetts). He was born to John Adams Senior and to Susanna Adams. ... John Adams married Abigail Smith, and together they had five kids; Abigail, Susanna, John Quincy (6th president), Charles, and Thomas. ... John Adams didn't just talk about independence; he did something about it. ...
Her father was Reverend William Smith, and her mother was Elizabeth Quincy Smith. ... She died on October 28th, 1818 of Typhoid Fever in Quincy, MA. ... His father was John Adams and his mother was Susanna Boylston Adams. ... John had five children with Abigail Adams and became president in 1797. ... John Adams died on July 4th, 1826 in Braintree, MA. ...
John Adams had three remarkable careers in his lifetime. ... Adams was born in Quincy, Mass. on October 30, 1735. ... His parents were both fond of reading, wrote John and give him a good education. ... John Adams' presidency that lasted from 1797 to 1801 was a troubled one. Adams made many contributions during his term. ...
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of The United States. ... John C. ... Adams turned out to be quite disappointed in his years as president. ... Adams even had trouble because of his ideas for foreign policy. ... Adams wanted to have two U.S. delegates and asked Congress for approval. ...
