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Tag Archives: John Quincy Adams
The Presidential Stepping Stone
More than half our Presidents have been lawyers, at least by discipline. Whether they liked it or not, and even whether they actively “practiced law” is something else. POTUSes Reading Law In the “olden days,” one did not need a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Calvin Coolidge, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Roosevelt, George Wythe, history, James Garfield, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, President Harding, Presidential history, Presidential lawyers, Presidents who were lawyers, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. history, Warren Harding, White House history, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
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John Adams and The Validation of America
March 4, 1797 is one of those barely recognized dates – but it is a pivotal one. The Lonely Inaugural of John Adams Inaugurals today are times of celebration: parades, parties, balls. People come from all over the globe to … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams
Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams Smith, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Inaugural of John Adams, John Adams, John Adams' faily, John Quincy Adams, Nabby Adams, PResident George Washington, President John Adams, Presidential history, Thomas Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Vice President John Adams, Vice President Thomas Jefferson
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The Adams Sorrow: The Second Generation
John Quincy Adams was never a teetotaler. The eldest son of John and Abigail could even be considered a heavy drinker. The Second Adams Generation Having spent his formative years in the great capitals of Europe, John Quincy Adams … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Charles Francis Adams, Death of George Washington Adams, Diplomat John Quincy Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Louisa Adams, George Washington Adams, history, John Adams II, John Quincy Adams, JQ Adams, JQA, Louisa Adams' niece Mary Hellen, Louisa Catherine Adams, Mary Hellen Adams, Presidential history, The family of JQ Adams, US history, US Presidents, White House history
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Abigail Adams’ Sorrow: Like Uncle, Like Nephews
Medical science today provides substantial evidence that alcoholism can be a hereditary failing, but even back in Colonial days, people suspected that it ran in families. William Smith: Abigail Adams’ Brother Abigail Adams (1744-1818), always a credible witness to her … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Adams, Abigail Adams brother William Smith, Abigail Adams' son Charles, Abigail Adams' son Thomas, American history, Charles Adams, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, John Adams, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Presidential wives, Thomas Boylston Adams, White House history
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The Common Touch: Presidential Style
The Common Touch, like Common Sense, is anything but Common. The Elusive Quality of the Common Touch The Common Touch is one of those rare qualities that must be inborn, natural and absolutely sincere. It can sometimes be affected, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, George Washington, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, history, J.A. Adams, Jimmy Carter, John Quincy Adams, presidential common touch, Presidential history, Richard Nixon, The Common Touch, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, US Presidents, White House history, Woodrow Wilson
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