Bio John Quincy Adams
Son of a president, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints...
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Son of a president, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints...
Franklin Pierce became president at a time of what seemed on the surface like domestic tranquillity. The United States, by...
Dubbed "His Accidency" by his detractors, John Tyler was the first vice president to be elevated to the office of...
Millard Fillmore became president upon the death of Zachary Taylor in July 1850. Born in the Finger Lakes country of New...
There was no inaugural ball in 1877. When Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife left Ohio for Washington, the outcome of...
Northeners and southerners disputed sharply whether the territories wrested from Mexico should be opened to slavery, and some southerners even...
Daughter of the richest man in a small town, Florence Mabel Kling was born in Marion, Ohio, in 1860, and grew...
Only about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, but trim and erect, Martin Van Buren dressed fastidiously. His impeccable appearance belied his amiability...
When President Martin Van Buren assumed office on March 4th, 1837, there was no woman to assume the role of first...
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the United States. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas followed soon after. In...
The New Years’ Day reception became a White House tradition with President John Adams in 1801 and ended with President Herbert Ho...