Journal of Southern History, May 1st, 2001
John Quincy Adams. By Lynn Hudson Parsons. American Profiles. (Madison, Wis.: Madison House, 1998. Pp. xviii, 284. $29.95, ISBN 0-945612-54-0.)
John Quincy Adams seldom fares well in the rankings of U.S. presidents frequently compiled by historians. The reason is not hard to discover: during his administration (1825-29), Adams ran afoul of a rapidly changing political climate, the machinations of politicians eager to undercut him, and his own political clumsiness. If the criteria for historical reputation were to be expanded to include entire public careers, however, Adams would surely rank...
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