What You Should Know About the U.S. Presidents

What You Should Know About the U.S. Presidents — page 7
250 ANNIVERSARY John Quincy Adams 6th President of the U S National Republican Party a precursor of the Whigs Served 1825-29 Elected 1824 State of birth Massachusetts National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution Washington D C SIGNIFICANCE John Quincy Adams served as the sixth president of the United States Before his election he was one of America’s greatest diplomats and his time as secretary of state under James Monroe helped establish the boundaries for westward expansion During his presidency he was in constant conflict with Andrew Jackson who had lost to Adams in the 1824 election As a U S congressman after his presidency Adams fought against the extension of slavery DID YOU KNOW John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of President John Adams Adams kept a diary from 1779 until 1848 that has more than 14,000 pages During his presidency Adams typically awoke between four and six o’clock in the morning and went for a walk or for a swim in the Potomac River before breakfast In 1841 before the U S Supreme Court Adams successfully defended the slaves who rebelled onboard the ship Amistad Adams suffered a stroke on the floor of the U S House while speaking against the recognition of U S generals who had fought in the Mexican-American War which he called a most unrighteous war He died two days later FORMER OFFICES secretary of state minister to the Netherlands Great Britain Portugal Prussia and Russia U S senator from Massachusetts after presidential term served as member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts VICE PRESIDENT John C Calhoun FIRST LADY Louisa Adams