#1556 John Quincy Adams Part II

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🗓️ 18 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, the second of a two part conversation between Clay Jenkinson and Lindsay Chervinksy on the life and achievements of John Quincy Adams. The little known sixth President is so interesting that Clay and Lindsay decided to do a second Ten Things program about him. Did he have a sense of humor? Could he relax? What kind of First Lady was Louisa Adams? Was Adams a true abolitionist or did he prefer caution to a bold assault on slavery? Why did he dislike Thomas Jefferson so much?

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0:00.0	This week, on listening to America with Clay Jenkinson, my second conversation with Dr. Lindsay
0:08.0	Chervinsky about John Quincy Adams, how can it be that J.Q. Adams deserves a second round
0:13.9	of analysis when he is one of the most forgotten of American presidents, a one-termer, like
0:19.1	his revolutionary father John Adams? Did John Quincy have a sense of humor? As a principal
0:24.9	deponent of slavery, why was he so cautious in his speeches on the floor of the House of
0:30.1	Representatives where he served after his presidency from 1831 to 1848? What led him to argue
0:38.0	successfully before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the slaves on the Anastod in 1841?
0:44.8	Was he really America's greatest secretary of state? All that and more, on this week's
0:49.9	listening to America with Clay Jenkinson?
0:53.9	Hello, everyone, and welcome to this special edition of Listening to America with Clay
1:06.3	Jenkinson. Across from me, virtually at least, is my friend, Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential
1:11.2	historian, author of the spectacular book on George Washington's Cabinet, now working
1:16.5	on still another president. Welcome, Lindsay, to Listening to America.
1:20.1	Well, thank you very much for having me. I am delighted to be back to resume our conversation
1:25.2	about John Quincy Adams.
1:26.9	We had a conversation last week about John Quincy Adams. It was so rich and interesting
1:30.4	that we both said, well, we better do another one. You know, because if you start naming
1:33.6	presidents, John Kennedy, and FDR, and even Woodrow Wilson, I know you're not a fan. Nobody
1:39.5	puts John Quincy Adams in the top 10. I guess I'd put it this way. He's a way more interesting
1:44.3	and important person than his reputation. Yes, absolutely. I mean, he contributed so
1:49.0	much to the American story and so much to the foundation of the nation. And often people
1:55.2	either only know him as a statistical note that he was, you know, one of two sons that
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