John Quincy Adams (the American Presidents Series)
by Robert V. Remini /
2002 / English / EPUB
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A vivid portrait of a man whose pre- and post-presidential
careers overshadowed his presidency.
A vivid portrait of a man whose pre- and post-presidential
careers overshadowed his presidency.
Chosen president by the House of Representatives after an
inconclusive election against Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams
often failed to mesh with the ethos of his era, pushing
unsuccessfully for a strong, consolidated national government.
Historian Robert V. Remini recounts how in the years before his
presidency Adams was a shrewd, influential diplomat, and later,
as a dynamic secretary of state under President James Monroe, he
solidified many basic aspects of American foreign policy,
including the Monroe Doctrine.
Chosen president by the House of Representatives after an
inconclusive election against Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams
often failed to mesh with the ethos of his era, pushing
unsuccessfully for a strong, consolidated national government.
Historian Robert V. Remini recounts how in the years before his
presidency Adams was a shrewd, influential diplomat, and later,
as a dynamic secretary of state under President James Monroe, he
solidified many basic aspects of American foreign policy,
including the Monroe Doctrine.
Undoubtedly his greatest triumph was the negotiation of the
Transcontinental Treaty, through which Spain acknowledged Florida
to be part of the United States. After his term in office, he
earned the nickname "Old Man Eloquent" for his passionate
antislavery speeches.
Undoubtedly his greatest triumph was the negotiation of the
Transcontinental Treaty, through which Spain acknowledged Florida
to be part of the United States. After his term in office, he
earned the nickname "Old Man Eloquent" for his passionate
antislavery speeches.