Talk:John Quincy Adams/Archive 1

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I took this information from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000041. If it is copyrighted, please delete, but I don't see anything that says it is. -- Zoe —Preceding undated comment added 22:40, 8 August 2002 (UTC)

There's a copyright notice on the site that says some of the images on the site are copyrighted, but the text probably isn't (since it produced by the US government). --LDC —Preceding undated comment added 23:25, 8 August 2002 (UTC)

I'm confused, was he born in Quincy Mass. or in Braintree Mass.? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.193.188.202 (talk) 06:22, 24 March 2003 (UTC)

He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, (in 1767). The north district of Braintree (where he was born) became a separate town named Quincy, Massachusetts in 1792/3. -- Someone else 06:47 Mar 24, 2003 (UTC)

I would like to see more written about John Quincy Adam's role in formulating the Monroe Doctrine and his highly eloquent argument to the supreme court which resulted in the release of the prisoners of the Amistad. Am I allowed to post a link here for the speech? Some please delete it if this is wrong: http://www.multied.com/amistad/amistad.html. (April 21, 2003) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.3.61.146 (talk) 16:44, 20 April 2003 (UTC)

images

Here is a terrific image of JQ: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail126.html . I think it should be used on this article. I think the canceled stamp looks ugly. Let's switch! Kingturtle 05:32, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

His presidency?

Shouldn't there be a section on his presidency? All we've got is one measly sentence. We've got a section on his election, but zilch on his actual term of office! As has been mentioned, his role in the formulation of the Monroe doctine demands attention, as does his role in the Tarriff of Abominations. C'mon, the man is known primarily as a PRESIDENT!! So let's have a bit more on that, shall we? — Preceding unsigned comment added by C MacD (talk • contribs) 17:34, 20 December 2004 (UTC)

He developed the Monroe Doctrine during his time as Sectretary of State. Info on his presidency should be added, but it would be false to argue that he is known primarily as a US President. In fact, he is probably more highly regarded as a diplomat and congressman. SparqMan —Preceding undated comment added 00:56, 24 April 2005 (UTC)

Eh.. I was reading in the president section, and there are a couple sentences at the end of it which go something like "Honestly he didn't really have any kind of policies, he mostly wanted to steal the govornments money, and try to bame it on the people who invented toilet seat covers. This is the truth so you best reconize!!!". I don't know about you guys, but this looks like some spammy opinionated comments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by [email protected] (talk • contribs) 18:34, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

thanks for the alert. I deleted that vandalism. Rjensen 18:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Some clarification needed

He began his political career in 1802 when he elected to the Massachusetts State Senate. Adams was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the same year. He was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1803, until June 8, 1808, when he resigned, a successor having been elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.Adams was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the same year. He was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1803, until June 8, 1808, when he resigned, a successor having been elected six months early after Adams broke with the Federalist Party.

If he served in the senate starting in 1803, he must have run for election in '02. If so, how did he simulataneously win seat to the Massachusetts Senate and the lose a race for the US House?

He was Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President James Monroe from 1817 to 1825, a tenure during which he was instrumental in the acquisition of Florida and in keeping the United States from becoming dependent on England.

Oh really? How so? I mean, what specifically did do that kept the US from becoming dependent on England? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ttownfeen (talk • contribs) 05:53, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

What about the phrase "The couple named one of their sons after George Washington. (As of 2004, Adams is the only U.S. President to do so.)" Do they mean name after George Washington or a president? And is this really important? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.138.72.201 (talk) 21:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Comments

I can't get the g-d darn external link to MOA to work right. it any one would be kind engouh to some how add it properly, I would appreciate it.--Dudeman5685 00:13, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Were any laws made under the presidenticy(sorry for my infamously poor spelling) of John Quincy Adams ruled unconstitutional? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.5.32.202 (talk) 15:49, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

was the presidential race close? you did not say in your article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.184.3.10 (talk) 20:50, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

All the page says nowaa is "HE liked dudes". I don't see it on the "edit this page" option in trying to fix it. (April 2 2008) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.231.40.130 (talk) 19:07, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Religion

Im fairly certain John Quincy Adams was a puritan, but it says Unitarian in his mini biography. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.220.124 (talk) 00:00, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

No, Congregationalist

No he was a Congregationalist.

68.32.73.22 14:09, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

The "Puritan" religion was called Congregationalist after about 1700. After 1800 it split into two wings and JQA joined the "Unitarian" wing, but was not especially active in church issues. Rjensen 14:23, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Vandalism?

While working on a school project, a friend of mine pointed out the presence of obscene comments regarding John Adams and George Washington. While this has been deleted, I believe it is neccessary to temporarily lock the page, to prevent further defacing of the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Molinogi (talk • contribs) 15:08, 1 February 2007 (UTC).

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Laicie and Bridget were his number one presidential supporters.

Who are these people? Is this vandalism? --Michael K. Smith 02:59, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

He has descendants in Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas of the last name Fryer.

I've removed this line from the Trivia section as being totally irrelevant. There are a great many people in all states with a wide variety of surnames who are descended from the Adamses. They were a prolific family. --Michael K. Smith 03:08, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

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What about this piece in the first paragraph? ;)

"... Quincy Adams was the son of United States President halo 3 and Abigail Adams. He is most ..."

--Lennier1 (talk) 22:16, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Quotation needs source

The following sentence:

• It has been called "the greatest diplomatic victory ever won by a single individual in the history of the United States."^{(citation needed)}

has been under consideration for a source and none has been provided. I don't think the quotation is necessary for the article but if the editor who included it can give us a source I would be glad to endorse its inclusion as it is factual. I just don't have the source available at the moment. Any comments on this? --Northmeister 00:36, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

It's a good thing you posted that note. I did a quick Google search to look for the source and found that large parts of the article were copied[1] from a Grolier's encyclopedia article. [2][3] I've reverted that material, but I'm still checking for other plagiarized material. -Will Beback · † · 01:14, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree and support your reversion of material. --Northmeister 01:21, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

GA fail

I am failing the article for the following reasons:

• The lead should be a three to four paragraph summary of the entire article per WP:LEAD.
• The article needs to have inline citations per WP:ATT.
• The article is not broadly comprehensive:

• What about Adams' childhood, early life and education?
• There must be more information that could be included the "Domestic policy" section; right now, it is primarily about internal politics of the government rather than policies.
• Adams is regarded as one of the greatest diplomats in American history and during his tenure as Secretary of State he was one of the designers of the Monroe Doctrine. But during his term as president, Adams achieved little of consequence in foreign affairs. A reason for this was the opposition he faced in Congress, where his rivals prevented him from succeeding. - So why don't you discuss what he did as Secretary of State anywhere in the article, if that is where his real diplomatic achievements lay?

In the end, Adams lost the elections in a landslide. - Why? What were the issues of the campaign, beyond the personal ones? Awadewit ^Talk 08:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

More suggestions

you rely should have included what collage he went to

In general, the page needs to explain its claims in more detail:

• Ex: He was the first President not to be able to claim his politics dated back to the Revolutionary period. - What are the consequences of this? Explain further.

• The "Bibliography" is difficult to read - please separate the descriptions from the entries in some way.
• Check WP:MOS:

• Heading capitalization - WP:HEAD
• Please link more relevant concepts and names, e.g. "Patrick Henry" and "U.S. Constitution" per WP:MOS-L
• Usually tables and lists are not placed in the middle of articles - could these be moved to the end or turned into prose? WP:EMBED
• You can probably cut down on the external links per WP:LINKS. Awadewit ^Talk 08:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

• I believe that "Quincy" in his name, like the town in Massachusetts, is properly pronounced /kwinzee/ not /kwinsee/. If true, perhaps some mention should be made of that in the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.6.115.128 (talk) 19:12, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

hi  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.236.218.104 (talk) 14:39, 22 October 2007 (UTC) 

Jackson's wife

Andrew Jackson's wife could not be accused of bigamy (even if newspapers at the time used that term). She was a polyandrist/ accused of polyandry - having more than one husband. I tried to fix the article, but seem to be unable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.83.160 (talk) 01:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Numerous unsourced statements

The section on Adams' Presidency, in particular, is full of unsupported and potentially controversial statements. Rather than slap a "citation needed" tag on virtually every sentence, I decided to mention the matter here. I lack the historical expertise to edit the section, but hopefully somebody skillful can rewrite it.0nullbinary0 (talk) 15:20, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I don't see anything wrong with the article. Could you be more specific? RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 15:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

President not listed as top achievement

The sidebar running down the right of this article does not list Adams as president of the US as his first achievement but representative first. While I realize that he later went on to become a representative, history remembers him most for being president.

Also, It's a nice feature that each president has information about his vice presidents in this sidebar. Adams, doesn't.

Nowax 05:22, 19 April 2008 (UTC)Nowax

Anachronistic flag

In the right-hand column where his term as ambassador to Prussia is mentioned,he held this term from 1817-1834.... the flag is anachronistic: the one shown was not adopted until late in the 19th c. It would be more appropriate to show this one (from Flags of the World): http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de-pr701.html#1750

The other flags seem correct. Axel 20:54, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Lincoln did not abolish slavery with war powers

The EP only allowed slaves to be freed if their owners were rebelling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.252.103.105 (talk) 04:24, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

You mean he didn't abolish all slavery- he clearly did free some slaves.Nitpyck (talk) 05:42, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Tomb photo backwards?

All flag protocols I read require the flag to be displayed with the canton (blue) in the upper LEFT corner. However, in both photos of the Adams tomb, and Kennedy's coffin in the Rotunda, the canton is in the upper RIGHT corner. Can someone explain this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.178.169 (talk) 00:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Reluctant Congressman

I recall my college professor saying that John Quincy Adams expected to retire following the presidency but was essentially "drafted" to the House of Representatives by a constituency in Mass. I found this essay which seems to back this interpretation: http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/jqadams/essays/biography/6

I think it pertinent that he did not just "run for office" as the current article states, but was convinced to by people from his state. I thought I'd let the hardcore editors decide how to phrase or alter it. Thanks, Anonymous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.225.199.59 (talk) 01:46, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

"Daguerrotype"

The photography of President Adams is clearly a collodion plate, not a daguerrotype. The cracking of the emulsion shows it beyond a doubt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.48.116.132 (talk) 04:54, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

Clean-ups

About Mrs Adams-First she was born a US citizen and second she wasn't the first president's wife born outside of the USA. Having said that it seems so unimportant I'm not sure how to make an improvement without adding undue weight.
He was offered a seat on the supreme court by Madison and was confirmed by the Senate.
The section on European travels needs repair- Adams acquired an education at institutions such as Leiden University. Why not instead of comparing his school to Leiden tell us which school if any he attended. For nearly three years, at the age of 14,He was 14 for 3 years? he accompanied Francis Dana as a secretary on a mission to St. Petersburg, Russia, to obtain recognition of the new United States.While he was also in University in the Netherlands? Was he a secretary on a mission or secretary to Dana? This whole section needs clarification- It now says- 12 year old JQA goes to France with JA. JA is in Europe 4 years. JQA was there from 4 to 7 years. Nitpyck (talk) 05:46, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

President should be first

For articles for presidents of the United States the general trend is to put the major accomplishments first. It should be done in this case. None of his other accomplishments outshine being president. Also saying any elected president was a politician is redundant.

John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American diplomat and politician Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)[2] was the third President of the United States George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731][1][2][3] – December 14, 1799) was the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and served as the first President of the United States of America (1789–1797) James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825). Nitpyck (talk) 15:10, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Photo Cleanup

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  File:John_Q._Adams.jpg
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  File:John_Q._Adams-edit.jpg

I believe that a cleaned-up, higher res photo, shown below should be used in this article, because I feel that it illustrates his image better than the old image, which has distracting elements to it, such as cracks, and perspective. Does anyone agree? Connormah (talk) 15:10, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Note: I placed the images side-by-side with neutral captions. The comment above stating "shown below" was written earlier and because of my creation of the gallery should now read "shown above". Sswonk (talk) 15:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I recently reverted[4] the placement of the right hand image above in the article. While I appreciate the work involved I have major problems with the intentions of the editors who did this. The original daguerreotype image was so significantly altered as to destroy any historical context it possesses. The left hand original image was originally from the Library of Congress as can be seen on the Commons description page. These edits were made in the past two days. John Quincy Adams was the first U.S. president photographed, see http://www.nps.gov/pub_aff/pres/trivia.htm. The image was taken after he left office and James Polk was actually the first president photographed while in office. The historical significance of this is ruined by replacing the original image with an image enhanced through modern methods; the retouched or "cleaned-up" image represents an interpretation of the original and is not accurate. An example of how this can be compared to copy editing: it is like recreating the published words of Adams from the early nineteenth century and rewriting them in more modern English. Doing so destroys the historical record and does not give the reader a sense of context that is required for the best understanding of the world during Adams time. Sswonk (talk) 15:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

I agree with you on on the count that the restored one destroys the historical record, the the crack on the old one was quite distracting. Connormah (talk) 22:39, 31 July 2009 (UTC)

Adams was never Ambassador

The box is presenting some anachronistic and misleading info by labeling Adams as an "ambassador". His diplomatic rank was that of a minister and later envoy. The U.S. did not begin exchanging ambassadors until the late 19th century.--Jiang (talk) 06:47, 23 February 2010 (UTC) he did not die in 1840 what ever. he died in 1860. that is a hidden TOP S. ps. think what you want

Are you sure of that? Benjamin Franklin was the Ambassador, not envoy, to France even during the Revolutionary War. The Mysterious El Willstro (talk) 08:01, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Adding Quotes Resource

I operate a database of reliable quotes with detailed sources that includes a number by John Q. Adams.

You can see the quotes at http://quotes.practicalmanliness.com/author/john-quincy-adams/

Do you think this resource would be useful in the "External Links" section? 71.117.202.118 (talk) 23:30, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Postage stamp

The caption under the photo of the 1938 postage stamp claiming that this is the only U.S. postage stamp upon which he appeared is incorrect: John Quincy Adams was pictured on at least one other stamp, as part of a 1986 issue that showed all presidents who were deceased at the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wobbleboard (talk • contribs) 18:15, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

Adams on Mahomet & Koran

An editor added material on Adams' views of Islamic countries, sourced to a speech of his.[5] According to WP:PSTS and WP:NPOV, articles should be based mainly on secondary sources, and material should be given weight according to its prominence in those sources. This issue does not seem to be included in other short biographies. Aside from the Barbary pirates, relations with Islamic countries were probably not a significant issue in Adams' political career. It's inappropriate for editors to search through the subject's speeches and writings to find items of interest to add, taking them out of context and giving them more importance than they're worth. If we can find this issue covered in mainstream sources on the subject then I don't object to adding similar material based on them.   Will Beback  talk  07:11, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

I just checked three recent biographies that are accessible through Google Books.[6][7][8] Only the last of them had even a brief mention of the Tripoli pirates, two sentences in an entire book, and nothing about Muslims in general. So I think that any mention of this would be undue weight in this short biography.   Will Beback  talk  07:26, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

There's plenty of interest elsewhere (Googling the subject turns up lots of interest), so I tried to deal with in in a slightly different way, esp since it relates to the Monroe Doctrine. It's an important topic today. Santamoly (talk) 08:10, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

I still think it's undue weight on a very minor issue in Adams' life, but at least it's based on a better source. Maybe this would be better in some kind of "history of U.S.-Islam" relations. And don't forget that "Muslim" is a proper noun.   Will Beback  talk  01:02, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

IQ

A 2006 study that was published in the journal Political Psychology estimates Adams' IQ to have been 169. That's what I just read here. Not sure if it's noteworthy. --82.171.70.54 (talk) 11:17, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Also, Times Online mentions a "range of 165 to 175, well into genius territory".[9] --82.171.70.54 (talk) 11:23, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

First president to be photographed?

Adams is the earliest president with a photograph on wikipedia. Does anyone know if his is in deed the first president of whom we have a photograph? It might be an interesting fact to add to the article. Gpetrov (talk) 04:24, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

For what it's worth, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" had "John Quincy Adams" as the answer to a similar question as your question.Morogoso (talk) 01:21, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Adams was the first former president to be photographed, in 1843, but William Henry Harrison was the first sitting president to be photographed.   Will Beback  talk  02:05, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Quincy Adams

A few days ago an editor changed the subject last name from "Adams" to "Quincy Adams".[10] I've never seen this usage before. I checked the online biographies and none of them call him "Quincy Adams". Therefore I'm reverting that change.   Will Beback  talk  22:37, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Will Beback is right and it's good he reverted the article. Rjensen (talk) 23:13, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

The addition was meant as a disambiguation aid for Wiki readers: using just "Adams" one does not know definetely to which of the two president Adams, which were concurrently alive during important years of service to the country, one is refering to. Morogoso (talk) 01:14, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

"lost by a narrow margain"

According to this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1824 Andrew Jackson won the popular vote by over 33%, not a narrow margain. The acual popular vote was 151,271 for Jackson and 133,122 for J.Q. Adams. Jackson took 99 Electoral College votes while Adams took 84. By todays standards that would be considered a landslide. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.76.139.82 (talk) 09:23, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

NPOV

The article describes Adams as if he we some big opponent of slavery by looking at his actions in the House. He spoke up for the rights of white tax payers to present petitions to the House. And before that? When he had far greater power? So, no the description of Adams is not quite complete. He was directly involved in persecuting runaway slaves, and (if I recall correctly) wrote some pretty extreme and racist work. NPOV because this article selectively focuses on certain things, and not others directly related to his involvement in slavery. How will this be addressed? A link to Parsons book, placed by rjensen, whilst not a bad thing, doesn't address this. There's much more to the picture. Ebanony (talk) 05:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

the lede is designed to summarize the article as it exists. Ebanony makes all sorts of claims about material that is not in the article. The RS spend a lot of attention on JQA's opposition to the slave power while in the House--he was probably the single most famous "big name" politician so involved in the 1830s and 1840s. I'll add some more on the topic. Rjensen (talk) 18:09, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

"Ebanony makes all sorts of claims about material that is not in the article." Such as? Seems you misread my comment: "The article describes Adams as if he were some big opponent of slavery by looking at his actions in the House." The article does give that impression. However, the things I discussed like Adams' role in going after runaway slaves and racism cannot be found in the article. Why not?Ebanony (talk) 06:48, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

"Member of Congress"

A new editor has added a new section, "Member of Congress".[11] This is a mature, stable article so dumping in a big chunk of text is a problem. On its own, the material seems reasonably well-written though rather thinly sourced. However it repeats topics already covered in the text more briefly, sometimes gets off the topic of Adams, and may devote a disproportional amount of space to this one topic. Could the editor who added it, and any others, try to find additional citations, integrate it with the existing material, and focus it more on Adams?   Will Beback  talk  08:28, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Bachmann statement

"Bachmann Backers Edit John Quincy Adams’ Wikipedia Page, Emulate Palin Camp." Expect this to be all over the news soon. Prioryman (talk) 20:56, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

This is not Oceania, the year is not 1984 and we do not adjust reality to fit what political leaders spout. Seriously, people. The Cap'n (talk) 21:44, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I looked it up in the Guinness Book of World Records, though, and it didn't say anything about it. That book is unamerican! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.31.199.236 (talk) 23:07, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Up to this point, what is reported is not actually happening. A few ip editors have been injecting the phrase "founding father", sometimes as a clear jest and sometimes modifying the father who is considered one of the founders, but most of what's going on is normal ip vandalism which occurs when an historical figure gets mentioned in the media. Semi-protection is now in force; nobody has been editing the page in any but the most minor ways. Sure would be a good time to get cites on everything and tighten the page up some. BusterD (talk) 23:29, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Overall, this looks more like trolling than actual Bachmann supporters. JoshuaZ (talk) 01:09, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

There is some credit, however, when the article has had such bits added as "deeply conservative values" with it's citation being a single-sourced article based on "The Conservative Mind" where it's source material directly contradicts the citation. That, and the claim that he was a Republican, should be excised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.104.235.129 (talk) 00:10, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Bachman's mistake is not in calling JQA a founding father--he was a full time paid diplomat in Russia (as secretary and translator to US minister Dana--quite independent of John Adams. The language of the Russian Court was French, which JQA spoke well but Dana did not) in 1781--before Yorktown and during the Revolution. That's pretty close. Bachman's mistake is calling him a lifelong enemy of slavery. He got into that business after he left the White House in 1829. (he never publicly attacked slavery in 1820s) Rjensen (talk) 01:24, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

JQA may have been a "a full time paid diplomat" in 1781, but he was also fourteen years old. Not close enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NeoAdamite (talk • contribs) 21:15, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

A secretary and translator to US Minister Dana now qualifies as a "Founding Father" of the USA? Boy, we really are broadening the definition, aren't we? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pastormaker (talk • contribs) 07:07, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

lots of soldiers were young. JQA started at age 14 and kept in govt service almost continuously to his death. Rjensen (talk) 18:52, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Soldiers were soldiers, not Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers were the people who constructed the philosophical basis of the country, not everyone who followed their leadership. 71.197.233.132 (talk) 15:57, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Abolitionist

Was Adams an abolitionist?Smallman12q (talk) 22:59, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

he was not an abolitionist, explicitly state biographers Nagle, Parsons & Remini. Rjensen (talk) 00:13, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Why is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Quincy_Adams_1824.jpg titled "John Quincy Adams 1824.jpg"?

The photo is apparently from 1843. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.140.242 (talk) 14:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Image moved. NW (Talk) 18:33, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

The nation debt figure is just dead wrong.

The writer-edtior stated the debt when Adams took office and left in BILLIONS. The debt was then in the millions and those figures probably work. Clearly the writer didn't read the source material or vet it in any way if it was wrong.

This is a commonly available figure, including on Wikipedia or government web sites. It makes me suspect a modern political rewriter of factoids who doesn't know anything about public debt in historical terms. It might be worth putting that into modern terms.

Also, the US was not at war during Adams' term. Historically this nation goes into debt during wars and historically, while most nations are required to increase taxes for war, they rarely pay down national debt in constant monetary figures after war, even when sinking funds are provided tax revenues. It's no great accomplishment in this period to pay down National Debt. It's probably more significant that JQ Adams took the oath on a book of laws to establish the separate of church and state.

I can't fix this without simply using wikipedia as a source or spending more time that I have tonight to reference it so that it can be check.04:31, 9 October 2011 (UTC)~ jc — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmc9595 (talk • contribs) 04:31, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

WP tags

There are duplicate WikiProject tags for "Presidential elections", one with mid-importance and one with low-importance. I think that the duplicates should be removed, and I'm favoring mid-importance, instead of low-importance. Would like to hear any opinions out there. --Funandtrvl (talk) 17:44, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

I've re-assessed this page and combined the dupe WP tags. --Funandtrvl (talk) 18:34, 30 October 2011 (UTC)