In 1797, John Adams became the second American president, having won election by three votes in the Electoral College. Although George Washington had set a momentous precedent by relinquishing power — ...

Unsplash A key figure of the American founding still lacks a statue on Hillsdale’s Liberty Walk: John Adams. While the ...

The park features a bronze statue of Quincy Adams by sculptor Sergey Eylanbekov, who also created the city’s statues of John ...

Quincy opens a park honoring John Quincy Adams, featuring a statue and bronze narrative panels of his life and legacy.

On March 4, 1801, John Adams rose before dawn. It was his last day as president, and he was leaving Washington in defeat. Adams had no intention of staying for the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson, ...

Quincy leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new park honoring former President John Quincy Adams in Quincy Center on ...

With the 1824 election approaching, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams probably thought he was President James Monroe’s likely successor. Both James Madison in 1808, and Monroe in 1816, had moved ...

You and I, my dear Friend, have been sent into life, at a time when the greatest lawgivers of antiquity would have wished to have lived.” ...

Don’t serve him merlot, Frenchies! Adams (center) meets with Jefferson (left) and Franklin. / HBO: Kent Eanes Note: A variation of this piece will run in the issue of TIME on newsstands next week.