In his masterful biography, professor of history, Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that ...

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 of ...

Her 1960 essay about the frustrations of educated women prefigured Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” She later wrote ...

In John Quincy Adams’ framing, all men were free, even those with dark skin, until the moment they were sold into slavery. He despised slavery with a New England passion, but he recognized it was a ...

The city of Quincy has demolished a former downtown restaurant to make way for a park honoring John Quincy Adams. The park will feature a statue of Adams and plaques detailing his political career.

Local and federal officials, historians, and more than 100 residents gathered Saturday for the dedication of John Quincy Adams Park, a new downtown space honoring the hometown hero and sixth president ...