jeffdenman59The Legacy of John Quincy AdamsBenjamin Brown French, who had often disagreed with Adams on matters of policy, and had made many caustic comments about him personally...
jeffdenman59JQA and the U.S.Supreme Court Trial of the Amistad CaptivesFor two sessions, Adams’s main thrust was the actions of the executive branch, although he certainly took slaveholders and the slave...
jeffdenman59JQA: The Dorcas Allen Incident, Part OneOn August 23, 1837, John Quincy Adams recorded in his diary something that caught his eye in the National Intelligencer, and his verbatim...
jeffdenman59JQA and the Showdown on the House FloorAdams stood and noted that he would remain silent until the House acted on one of the resolutions. He restated the facts, and then...