When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended. His wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, welcomed the change because she ...

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer ...

The Adams Presidential Center presents a speaker series event on the first ladies and their legacies on Tuesday, March 4, at ...

There are 17 communities in the U.S. named Quincy. Apparently, the only with a unique pronunciation is in Massachusetts. Here's why we say it with a z.

The White House Historical Association released a new episode of The White House 1600 Sessions podcast today about the ...

So numerous were the removals in the city of Washington that the business of the place seems paralyzed.” No, that isn’t an ...

Lafayette Day, March 14, will honor a key figure in the American Revolution on the 200th anniversary of his farewell tour of ...

Weakening the professional civil service could turn back the clock to an era when government was rife with corruption.

Karl Rove contends that the president ‘presided over the Tariff of Abominations.’ This requires some clarification.

On March 9, 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with one dissent, that the enslaved Africans who seized control of the ...