Tag Archives: John Q. Adams

Poems by Presidents: The First-Ever Anthology

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Feather Foster

A Book Review Roses are red, Violets are blue, POTUSES, Politics. Poetry too? What a surprise! Editor Michael Croland has amassed a charming little array of actual poetry (ok, plus a few limericks and light verse) written by some of … Continue reading →

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JQA: The First Trip to Russia

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Feather Foster

John Quincy Adams was fourteen years old and incredibly bright. First…Naming Rights It has been fashionable lately to name one’s offspring as if it came out of a Scrabble box. But for centuries many people considered it a time-honored tradition … Continue reading →

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John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

John Quincy Adams was a brilliant man of many substantive accomplishments. Popularity was not one of them. JQA: A Spectacular Upbringing By the time John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was twenty-one, he was arguably the most cosmopolitan man of his generation … Continue reading →

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Louisa Adams and the Jackson Ball

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1824, James Monroe, our last Founding Father(ish) was retiring. His Cabinet was a virtual nursery for a new generation poised to take over. The Players and the Playing Field: 1824 Leading the field for the election of 1824, was … Continue reading →

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