As Jared Cohen reveals in his new book, "Life After Power," former President John Quincy Adams went on to serve in Congress — and encountered cancel culture when he railed against slavery.

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John Adams inherited it upon his father's death in 1761 and brought his new bride and trusted adviser, Abigail Adams, to the home in 1764. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, was born there on ...

In death, father and son both received the accolades they so fervently sought. When 91-year-old John Adams died on July 4, 1826, his passing was, the authors note, “recorded as a sensational ...

The Adams Academy on Monday afternoon, August 11, 2014 in Quincy. (Photo by Zack Wittman for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Quincy, which was the birthplace of two of the nation's earliest ...

Fred 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 one of ...

Adams, accompanied by his sons, John Quincy, age 12 (fellow future president), and Charles, 9, departed from Boston in November to set sail for Europe aboard French frigate Sensible.

Born to John and Abigail Adams on July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., John Quincy Adams was immersed in the Enlightenment values embraced by both of his parents.

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After John Wood and Willard Keyes settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, they petitioned the Illinois Legislature to create “Adams County”, with their founding ...