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 ...

“I am going nowhere,” Hizzoner said during ... called on Adams to abandon his post. “New York City deserves a Mayor accountable to the people, not beholden to the President,” Lt.

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 ...