The Presidency and the American State
What do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
122 viewsWhat do John Quincy Adams, U.S. Grant, and William Howard Taft have in common? Political science professor Stephen Rockwell argued that their 19th century presidencies laid the foundation fo…
122 viewsRichard Norton Smith, Daniel Preston, and Amanda Mathews talked about the life and influence of first ladies Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Catherine Adams and responded to telephone calls and …
9,714 viewsEdith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about the life and influence of first lady Abigail Adams and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Others spoke in videos from severa…
17,409 viewsLouisiana State University history Professors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein talked about their book, The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality, in …
1,427 viewsFred Kaplan outlined how the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, and the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, confronted the political dilemmas of slavery from colonization …
1,799 viewsDavid Waldstreicher and Matthew Mason talked about their book, John Quincy Adams and the Politics of Slavery: Selections from the Diary.
1,347 viewsThe Boston Athenaeum and Boston’s Poets' Theatre presented a staged reading program in honor of the literary legacy of four generations of the Adams family. Based on the writings of founding…
933 viewsLouisa Thomas talked about her book Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams, in which she recalls the life of first lady Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams. born in Engla…
1,936 viewsJames Traub, author of John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, and historian and columnist Robert Kagan debated the question, “Was John Quincy Adams a realist?”
624 viewsJames Traub talked about his book, John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit. Mr. Traub described the former president’s relationships with his parents, wife, and children; the extensive diary Pres…
1,941 viewsJames Traub talked about his book John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, in which he remembers the life of America’s sixth president. The son of Founding Father and President John Adams, John Q…
1,295 viewsPhyllis Lee Levin talked about her book, The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams, about the formative years of America’s sixth president. In her book, the author examines the beginning…
1,290 viewsPanelists talked about the correspondence between John and Abigail Adams and their son John Quincy Adams and his wife, Louisa. This panel took place at an event marking John and Abigail A…
744 viewsCharles Edel talked about his book, Nation Builder: John Quincy Adams and the Grand Strategy of the Republic, about John Quincy Adams' plans for the United States to become a global leader a…
826 viewsFred Kaplan talked about his biography, John Quincy Adams: American Visionary, in which he argues that even though John Quincy Adams was not remembered for being a great president, he was on…
1,300 viewsFred Kaplan, author of John Quincy Adams: American Visionary, talked about the sixth U.S. president and shared his experiences as a biographer of literary and political figures such as Gore …
1,771 viewsAuthor Harlow Giles Unger discussed his book, John Quincy Adams, suggesting that Adams was one of the most courageous figures in American history. He also responded to questions from the aud…
1,502 viewsHistorian Richard Norton Smith, director of the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library, spoke about how the fifth president, James Monroe, who served from 1817 to 1825, and John Quincy Adams, his…
922 viewsPamela Henson discussed the role of Presidents Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams in the creation of the Smithsonian Institution along with the institutes early years and expansion.
345 viewsJoseph Wheelan talked about his book Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams’s Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress, published by PublicAffairs. In his book Mr. Wheelan docum…
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