The Adams Presidential Center presents a speaker series event on the first ladies and their legacies on Tuesday, March 4, at ...

When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended.

then considered to be the stepping-stone to the White House. Though the election has been labeled “dirty,” the constitutional procedures for electing a president were faithfully carried out.

Like his father, he cultivated few allies in Congress. Adams left the White House in 1829. In 1831 John Quincy was elected by Massachusetts voters to the U.S. House of Representatives -- a first ...

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