John Quincy Adams, among his many talents, was also a prolific writer and poet. In honor of today’s total solar eclipse, I give you his sonnet, “To the Sun, Eclipsed” which was written in his diary immediately after a successful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Magnitsky Act
The Thirteen Stripes
on July 31, 2017
Chapter: 2017 - July
Characters: Abigail Adams, Bill Clinton, Calvin Coolidge, Charles G Dawson, Chester A Arthur, James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Louisa Adams, Nellie Taft, Richard Nixon, Thomas Jefferson, Warren G Harding
Location: Jefferson Memorial
Happy Father’s Day
on June 16, 2017
Chapter: 2017 - June
Characters: Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Harrison, George HW Bush, George W Bush, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Lyndon B Johnson, William Henry Harrison
Location: White House
Learning on the Job
on May 1, 2017
Hamilton Electors
on December 13, 2016
Chapter: 2016 - December
Characters: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Grover Cleveland 1, John Quincy Adams, Richard Nixon, Rutherford B Hayes
Location: Lincoln Memorial
American Born
on November 13, 2016
Chapter: 2016 - November
Characters: Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Harrison
Location: White House
Demagoguery
on October 15, 2016
The Election of 1828
on October 8, 2016
The parallels of Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams with current events are eerie. Here you have a well known demagogue known for his rash decisions and short temper promising to make America great again paired with an extremely well-educated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…