Quincy, Massachusetts, could get mired in its grandiose visions after using eminent domain to make room for a park honoring former President John Quincy Adams.

Abigail Adams gave birth to six children, three daughters and three sons, four of whom would live to adulthood. One of those four, John Quincy, would achieve the office of president. The other ...

John Adams expected great things from his eldest son, John Quincy. "You came into life with advantages which will disgrace you if your success is mediocre. ... And if you do not rise to the head ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...

It consists of a white marble roundel by Albert Bruce-Joy with a profile bust in relief, facing left. It was unveiled in May 1895. The Latin inscription can be translated: "John Couch Adams. He ...