Presidents in Retirement: John Quincy Adams

[kensmind]

Perhaps one of the most prolific and active retirements of any former Presidents was that of John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the United States. Elected as President in 1824 in a controversial election, (Adams was chosen as President despite finishing second in popular and electoral votes because no candidate had won a majority in the

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[seaivy]

there's only one word for JQA

WOW!!!!

[kensmind]

I sometimes wonder, would he have been more effective or less effective if he had better people skills?

[seaivy]

his skills learned in the courts of Europe just didn't match the backwoods people

i'd love to read his journals
being a part of things from the revolution through 2 subsequent wars to the struggle for freedom of the enslaved
WOW a man of his intelligence experience and skills
it seems impossible that one man could encompass all of that

and we put Jackson on the $20 bill
we are still too young
we want braun over brains
even if now the braun is just bluster

[kensmind]

Yes, we're cycling through another round of history in which incivility and bluster are (falsely) seen as strength.