Upon learning of the curious and unexpected legacy, the U.S. Congress, which included former president John Quincy Adams, began to squabble over its disposition. In January 1836, Adams confided in ...

Throughout my life, I have learned that we each get but one true choice: what we are willing to give our lives for. Alongside ...

John Adams expected great things from his eldest son, John Quincy. "You came into life with advantages which will disgrace you if your success is mediocre. ... And if you do not rise to the head ...

In the last year of his term, Adams would move to Washington on November 1st, 1800, and lived there for about five months. Legacy John Adams supported building a strong defense system and remains ...

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 ...

The city of Quincy has demolished a former downtown restaurant to make way for a park honoring John Quincy Adams. The park will feature a statue of Adams and plaques detailing his political career.

QUINCY ‒ March is Women's History Month, and Quincy will mark the occasion with the annual "Remember the Ladies" presentation and tea ceremony, which celebrates the legacy of Abigail Adams and ...

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. I serve as the chair of 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 ...