The Forest of Arden comes to Wilcox Park Jul 13, 2008
Birney, who this year plays the "enigmatic philosopher" Jacques in "As You Like It," wrote, produced and starred in a PBS television production of Mark Twain s "The Diaries of Adam and Eve," and he played Dr. Ben Samuels on "St. Elsewhere" and John Quincy Adams in "The Adams Chronicles." Birney has also had a distinguished career in theater, on and off Broadway, and in regional theaters around the country. Colonial favorites Bucky Walsh of Westerly and Bob Colonna of Providence are both... (Westerly Sun, RI)
A History of Independence Jul 7, 2008
Where did it come from, and what does it really mean. Lets think about it. (Newsmax)
Trivia Tidbits: 4th of July Jul 5, 2008
George W. Bush (43rd president of the United States) was born on July 6, 1946, and John Quincy Adams (sixth president of the United States) was born on July 11, 1767, both within a week of Independence Day. Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island are the only U.S. states than ban sales of any and all fireworks (including sparklers). (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
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John Quincy Adams sbenard, Bountiful, UT USAJun 28, 2008 @ 02:05 PMsbernard,Bountiful,UT.. I hope that quote by John Quincey Adams will give you comfort when Barak Obama takes the oath of office. (Human Events Online)
Why Veeps Now Matter Jun 28, 2008
In 1824 and 1828, the nomination for the dominant Jeffersonian Party was secured by John C. Calhoun, who disagreed bitterly with his two presidents, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. After the first Democratic national convention took on the task of picking VP nominees in 1832, Calhoun resigned and returned to the Senate. (Townhall.com)
Decision '08 election primer Jun 26, 2008
Twice, in 1801, when it chose Thomas Jefferson, and 1825, when it chose John Quincy Adams. The 1968 election came close to being thrown into the House when Nixon received 301 electoral votes, Humphrey 191 and Wallace 46. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The week's best films on TV Jun 21, 2008
There are powerful performances from Anthony Hopkins as John Quincy Adams, speaking up for the rights of all men, and Djimon Hounsou as the charismatic slave leader, Cinque. Lady In White (Frank LaLoggia, 1988) 12. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Will candidate's wives play a role? Jun 21, 2008
Way back in 1828, John Quincy Adams questioned to no avail in his presidential re-election bid the legality of his rival Andrew Jackson's marriage (there were bureaucratic foul-ups). Six decades later, according to rumors that he did not deny, bachelor Grover Cleveland fathered a son, but was still elected. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Yeaman as Clay paints vivid story of county's history Jun 19, 2008
He served as John Quincy Adams' secretary of state, and he famously ran for president of the United States three times without success. Clay had no direct connection to the county or its original inhabitants. (Florida Times-Union)
COLUMN: Harrison should have been impeached forbeing only 5-feet-6 Jun 17, 2008
I don t like Gov. Rod Blagojevich; I don t like a lot of things President George Bush has done, particularly his handling of the war in Iraq; I don t like the fact Bill Clinton cheated on his wife when he was president and then lied about it; I don t like the way President Lyndon B. Johnson managed the Vietnam war; I m still mad at President Andrew Johnson for the way he handled the South after Lincoln s assassination; and I resent the Alien and Sedition Acts President John Quincy Adams tried to... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
More of this story Jun 15, 2008
- Two sets of presidents were father and son: John Adams, our second president, and his son John Quincy Adams, our sixth president and George Bush, our 41st president, and his son George Walker Bush, our 43rd and current president. There are several local events designed for fathers and children that will take place this Sunday. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Dover-Sherborn People (June 5) Jun 5, 2008
This year s commission is about John and Abigail Adams as seen through the eyes of their son, John Quincy Adams. In addition to the preview at the Gala, it will be presented in a special performance at the AdamsNational Historic Site in Quincy on July 24 at 6:30 p.m. Thepiece will also be performed at the Boston Landmarks Orchestras Concerts for Childrenat the Shirley Eustis House in Roxbury on July 17 at 10:30 a.m. and noon, and at the Great Hall in Codman Square in Dorchester on July 18 at... (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Spoleto scores with Heaney's searing Antigone Jun 4, 2008
Abolitionists hired former president John Quincy Adams (bass-baritone Stephen Morscheck) to argue the case before the Supreme Court. The judges ruled that the Africans were not slaves and ordered the American government to return them to their homeland. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Michelle Obama is fair game May 25, 2008
(During the campaign of 1828, supporters of John Quincy Adams maligned Jackson's mother as a "common prostitute" and mocked his adored wife, Rachel, as a "convicted adulteress" and a "strumpet.") In an interview on ABC, Obama growled that Republicans "should lay off my wife," and described the inoffensive Tennessee video as "detestable," "low class," and reflecting "a lack of decency.". If Republicans "think that they're going to try to make Michelle an issue in this campaign," he added... (Boston Globe)
When the Left Was Right May 24, 2008
Bill Williams, who left Atlantic for the U.S. Naval Academy (and remained proud of the fact) and later rehabilitated those defenderless conservative presidents John Quincy Adams and Herbert Hoover, fit perfectly within the American populist tradition of the University of Wisconsin. But in 1968, Williams left Madison for Oregon State to, in Buhle s words, teach undergraduates, live by the ocean, and live in a diversified community of ordinary Americans. (The American Conservative)
DVDs: Great Debaters, Indiana Jones May 23, 2008
The Adams Chronicles This lavish miniseries, aired in 1976 amid the U.S. bicentennial celebration, stars George Grizzard as John Adams and Williams Daniels as John Quincy Adams, along with David Birney and Nancy Marchand. The four-disc, 13-episode series traces a century and a half of history for one of Americas most prominent families. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Here's the deal: Pay me $2.50, and I'll give you back $1.00 May 20, 2008
At least 115 million John Quincy Adams coins are being introduced this month, with four additional presidents coming each year all the way up to Gerald Ford in 2016. (A president has to be dead at least two years before being put on a coin. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
And 67 years later we're back May 20, 2008
The new embassy will open for business the day after Memorial Day and be formally dedicated on July 4th, rather fittingly since our first envoy to Berlin was John Quincy Adams whose father was in large part responsible for Independence Day. The original building, the slightly forbidding Blucher Palace, had a short and unhappy life as our embassy. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
John Quincy Adams $1 coin May 16, 2008
John Quincy Adams coin rolls into Quincy - Quincy, MA - The Patriot Ledger ... John Quincy Adams coin rolls into Quincy ... John Quincy Adams dollar unveiled in Quincy. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Pewamo student honored at the Michigan Capitol May 15, 2008
In 2004, Harr received SSI's John Quincy Adams Award, the highest student honor bestowed by the group. He later returned to serve as an intern with the organization's management team. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
New DVD releases May 14, 2008
The Early Years package has Double Dynamite, Higher and Higher,"Step Lively, It Happened in Brooklyn and The Kissing Bandit. The Frank Sinatra Kelly Collection features On the Town, Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Anchors Aweigh. Philip Casnoff stars as the singer in the miniseries "Sinatra," which features Sinatra's own vocals on dozens of songs. "Rat Pack" set, $59.92; "Golden Years" and "Early Years" sets, $39.92 each; "Frank Sinatra Kelly" set, $24.98; "Sinatra" miniseries, $19.98. (Warner... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Fewer Bases, More Baseball May 13, 2008
Remember Jefferson and John Quincy Adams, Russell Kirk and Robert Nisbet. What has passed for the Right since the Cold War isn t right in any sense, and Kauffman sets out to prove it. (The American Conservative)
John Quincy Adams's Last Crusade May 13, 2008
No other person had the revolutionary pedigree and education that John Quincy Adams received ... He reveals, through the work of John Quincy Adams, the hope in this cynical world that there are still people who truly want to serve their country rather than their own self interests. (Suite101.com)
Hillary and white men; 'Spreading' democracy; Israel at 60 May 13, 2008
As U.S. President John Quincy Adams once said, it is not America's role to spread democracy but to wish it well. The same applies to Japan or any other democratic nation. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
A quest to find famous grave May 10, 2008
He s met George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Patrick Henry. People here looked up to him and listened to him. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Psst....theres an election on Monday May 9, 2008
John Quincy Adams said Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. Quotations about voting have been around for as long as people have voted, yet year after year the number of people who actually step into the voting booth remains low. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Those White House weddings May 8, 2008
John Adams II, son of John Quincy Adams, married Mary Catherine Hellen in the Blue Room of the White House on Feb. 15, 1828, after the lady had jilted John s older brothers, Charles and George. Charles and George refused to attend the wedding. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
A quiz: Answer questions on presidential family weddings May 8, 2008
John Adam II, son of John Quincy Adams. He was one of three brothers who were at one time engaged to the same young lady, Mary Hellen, their own first cousin. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
The Ascent of John Tyler Apr 19, 2008
He supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 election, even though he disapproved of his nationalistic policies. In 1828 Tyler begrudgingly supported Jackson in order to vote against Adams for a second term, though he found that he despised Jackson even more (even though he supported certain individual policies, such as the opposition to the Bank of the United States, which he mistakenly believed was a demonstration that Jackson was a states-rights advocate). (Suite101.com)
Saturdays start of the new season Apr 18, 2008
As park personnel prepare for Saturday s start of the new season, they re getting ready to offer a couple of new tours along with the regular inside visits to the family home and the presidential birthplaces of John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. One is a more detailed trolley tour of the residences, the Church of the Presidents and other stops, to connect the Adams family to the whole community, Keinath said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
The Presidency of Andrew Jackson Apr 18, 2008
Though in the election of 1824 Jackson had seemed to generally agree with John Quincy Adams and the rest of the Jeffersonian Republicans, by the time he actually became President, Jackson's politics had become much more polarized ... Jackson also opposed the "American System" which had been a major part of the Presidency of John Quincy Adams, revolving around the Second Bank of the United States, a high protective tariff, and a system of internal infrastructure improvements - all elements that... (Suite101.com)
President William Henry Harrison Apr 18, 2008
While it can be assumed that he most likely would have followed closely along with the ideology of his party's leaders, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, in supporting a protectionist foreign policy and internal improvements leading to modernism (such as John Quincy Adams and James Monroe before him), he never got the opportunity. Instead, the office fell to John Tyler, whose policies very well may have led the Whig leaders of his day to refer to him as a "WHINO" - Whig in Name Only. (Suite101.com)
The Politics of Martin Van Buren Apr 18, 2008
From the victory of Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1800, Jeffersonian Republicans (also known as Democratic Republicans) had been practically unapposed in their endeavors (though there was infighting within the party, such as in the election of 1824 between John Quincy Adams and Jackson). With the rise of Andrew Jackson, supported by the organizational abilities of Van Buren and others, the Democratic Republicans were effectively transformed into the Jacksonian Democrats - a far more... (Suite101.com)
Andrew Jackson's Early Politics Apr 18, 2008
When Henry Clay dropped out of the race and threw his weight behind John Quincy Adams, thus handing him a seemingly ill-deserved victory, Jackson felt cheated by this "corrupt bargain.". Resigning from the Senate once again, Jackson would spend the next four years preparing for another shot at the highest office in the land - preparation which would finally pay off with the election of 1828, one of the fiercest in American political history. (Suite101.com)
Jenna Bush wedding is part of lively history Apr 18, 2008
John Adams II, son of John Quincy Adams, beat out his two brothers in a "bachelor derby" for the hand of their flirty first cousin, a beauty named Mary Catherine Hellen, and was the only presidential son to marry at the Executive Mansion. The jilted sibs didn't attend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Does Jimmy Carter matter? Apr 17, 2008
Granted it was earlier in our country s history but after the presidency, John Quincy Adams returned to the US House of Representatives, Teddy Roosevelt formed his own political party ro run against the man who used to be his vice president and William Howard Taft (the man TR ran against) went on to become Chief Justice (a title he much preferred to President). By Glenn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Presidency of John Quincy Apr 15, 2008
From the beginning, John Quincy Adams faced an uphill battle as President. He was never quite able to prove wrong those who viewed his Presidency as being "illegitimate. As the dust settled on the vicious and controversial election of 1824, finally ended by what many have viewed as a "corrupt bargain" between and his new Secretary of State Henry Clay, the Adams administration immediately found themselves facing innumerable difficulties. The American System Chief among those policies that John... (Suite101.com)
John Quincy Adams' Early Years Apr 15, 2008
John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties. Today, John Quincy Adams is perhaps most often remembered as, prior to the Presidency of George W. Bush, the only son of a former President to hold the office ... As a result of his experience in living overseas, John Quincy Adams was a natural choice to be minister to the Netherlands under. (Suite101.com)
The Politics of James Monroe Apr 13, 2008
Monroe furthered these "good feelings" by appointing a diverse group to his cabinet, such as former Northern Federalist and future President John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and southerner John C. Calhoun Secretary of War ... Despite being re-elected in 1820 nearly unanimously (only one opposing vote was cast, for John Quincy Adams), Monroe's presidency was not entirely free from controversy ... The "Era of Good Feelings" essentially ended as quickly as it began, with the controversial... (Suite101.com)
A different kind of Adams family Apr 11, 2008
Until I started watching the mini-series last month, I knew little beyond the fact that John Adams was our second president (easy to remember when you live in Corvallis and have memorized the order of the streets), and that his son, John Quincy Adams, followed in his father s footsteps. So I was fascinated to learn about the intensely loving relationship that John had with his wife, and the respect with which he treated her ideas, looking to her as his primary counselor and critic throughout... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Unequal votes Apr 8, 2008
However, John Quincy Adams effectively who, in return for throwing his votes to Adams, became his. In 1876, Samuel Tilden by a margin of 250,000 over Rutherford B. Hayes. (Yahoo News)
Huzzah, huzzah for the candidate of your choice Apr 6, 2008
Little know ye this was John Quincy Adams piece of music. Or did you. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Cokie Roberts brings 'Ladies of Liberty' to Portsmouth Apr 6, 2008
But more than their independent achievements, it was often their influence on the men who were establishing our nation Alexander Hamilton or John Quincy Adams that had the most profound effect ... Roberts particularly liked reading the letters of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Letter from Abraham Lincoln breaks record for US manuscript Apr 4, 2008
Other highlights included documents written by George Washington, a Lincoln autograph penned on the day of his famous Gettysburg Address, and one from the sixth US president, John Quincy Adams, foretelling the Civil War. Sotheby's said the record-breaking manuscript was "arguably Lincoln's most personal and powerful statement on God, slavery and emancipation". (BBC News -- Americas)
Words of historyRare Abraham Lincoln letter set to be sold in the US Apr 1, 2008
There is also a document from the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, foretelling the Civil War and a rare document signed by both of the American explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. John Brown wrote this letter two weeks before he was executed. (BBC News -- Americas)
Rico Makes 41 Presidential-Named Cardinals Mar 31, 2008
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How Many Will Vote in 2008? Mar 29, 2008
According to the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, percentages of the voting age population are available from 1824, when John Quincy Adams was elected. The difficulties in gathering data and the lack of exposure to candidates in the pre-mass media era suggest that valid comparisons can be made only for recent decades. (Suite101.com)
Jesus taught radical ideas in his day, too Mar 26, 2008
" (Jefferson, Thomas. July 3, 1776, in a proposition for a national seal. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1776, Vol. V, p. 530. Charles Francis Adams (son of John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams), ed., Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife (Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841), Vol. I, p. 152.) Federer, W. J. (2001). Great Quotations : A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Quotations Influencing Early and Modern World History Referenced according to their... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Presidential veto: The crowning illusion Mar 26, 2008
Neither John Adams nor his son John Quincy Adams vetoed any bills in eight years. By contrast, a century later, Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed 635 bills, far more than any other president. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Do homeschool teachers need certificates? Mar 25, 2008
Monet, Da Vinci, Mozart, Irving Berlin, Thomas Edison, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay (Supreme Court Justice for those who go to public schools )and Albert Schweitzer, just to name a few, were all home schooled. Need we say more. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Book Now for the Historic Freedom Schooner Amistad's Arrival in Barbados Mar 21, 2008
The case took on historic proportions when former President John Quincy Adams successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the captives. In 1841, the 35 surviving Africans were returned to Africa. (PR Newswire)
John Adams, great guy. 'John Adams,' not so hot ... Mar 17, 2008
When he died at the age of 90, the mourners included his son, President John Quincy Adams. What an extraordinary American. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Starring as Boston: Virginia Mar 16, 2008
The distance from the Adams homestead to Penn's Hill - the high point from where Abigail and John Quincy Adams could see the Battle of Bunker Hill - was shrunk, Hooper said, "so it wouldn't take characters forever to run up a hill.". And in some cases, technology was used to re-create the past. (Boston Globe)
Do effective speakers make effective presidents? Feb 28, 2008
A rhetorically gifted president such as John Quincy Adams, whose nickname was "," turned out to be a disappointing commander in chief. Nevertheless, Adams' post-presidency included marked by moments of legislative and oratorical brilliance. (Yahoo News)
HBO and Comcast in Partnership With the Virginia Film Office to Host Star- Studded Virginia Premiere of HBO Films Epic Miniseries Event JOHN ADAMS at Historic Byrd Theatre on Sunday, March 9 Feb 28, 2008
The miniseries also stars Stephen Dillane ("The Hours") as Thomas Jefferson, Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson ("Michael Clayton") as Benjamin Franklin, Danny Huston ("Children of Men") as Samuel Adams, David Morse ("The Green Mile") as George Washington, Sarah Polley (writer and director of "Away from Her") as Nabby Adams, Ebon Moss-Bachrach ("Evening") as John Quincy Adams, Rufus Sewell ("The Illusionist") as Alexander Hamilton, Justin Theroux (HBO's "Six Feet Under") as John Hancock, Guy... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ship's supporters float museum idea Feb 26, 2008
Named after Charles Adams, the great-grandson of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, the Adams was commissioned in 1960 and decommissioned in 1990. It was stationed at Mayport from 1969 to 1990, except for two years in the 1970s. (Florida Times-Union)
Mr. Adams stays in Washington Feb 24, 2008
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in CongressBy Joseph WheelanPublicAffairs, 309 pp ... Then there's the extraordinary instance of John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts. (Boston Globe)
Post a comment Feb 21, 2008
The people of this State, the State which sent John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster, and Charles Sumner, and Henry Cabot Lodge, and John Kennedy to the United States Senate are entitled to representation in that body by men who inspire their utmost confidence. For this reason, I would understand full well why some might think it right for me to resign. (International Herald Tribune)
A step toward ditching outdated Electoral College Feb 20, 2008
It happened in 1824, when John Quincy Adams was elected, again in 1876 (Rutherford Hayes) and 1888 (Benjamin Harrison). The Electoral College marginalizes voters of all political parties. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Dirty tactics? Just politics as usual Feb 17, 2008
The election of 1800 is a common favorite, but a close second might be that of 1828, which pitted Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams. Among other things, Adams was accused of being a pimp; Jackson with being a bigamist and murderer. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
HILLARY VS. DEMOCRACY Feb 16, 2008
Winning this way will throw up the loudest cry of "corrupt bargain" since Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams in 1824 in a contested election that went to the House of Representatives. If Clinton denies Obama the nomination despite losing the popular vote, she will open herself to inflammatory charges of disregarding black votes of the sort that she and her husband would eagerly resort to if circumstances were different. (New York Post -- Opinions)
It's All About the Vice President Now Feb 16, 2008
John Quincy Adams called Harrison the most troublesome of all the office seekers during my administration. Senator John Calhoun said of Harrison, he seems to enjoy his election as a mere affair of personal vanity. (Townhall.com)
Hillary: By Any Means Necessary Feb 15, 2008
Winning this way will throw up the loudest cry of "corrupt bargain" since Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams in 1824 in a contested election that went to the House of Representatives ... Winning this way will throw up the loudest cry of "corrupt bargain" since Andrew Jackson lost to John Quincy Adams in 1824 in a contested election that went to the House of Representatives. (Townhall.com)
Book paints complex picture of Founding Fathers' faith Feb 13, 2008
The first U.S. presidents, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams from the book Presidents, A Pictorial Guide to the Presidents Birthplaces, Homes and Burial Sites. A different book paints the Founders as neither evangelicals nor secularists. (USA Today -- News)
Presidential Treasures Feb 10, 2008
His son, John Quincy Adams, also used the razor ... His items are courtesy of the John Quincy Adams Historical Site-National Park Service. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
