America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick, with Bob Crawford

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Society & Culture, Education, History

4.5 • 787 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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What American president would take a demotion and become a congressman after leaving the White House? The answer is John Quincy Adams. In this episode, we interview Bob Crawford, bassist for The Avett Brothers, about his new book on America's sixth president.

America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick

https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Founding-Son-President-Political/dp/1638932603

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1:04.5	and the dominant political party is fractured in ways that may be fatal in the next election.
1:09.8	You might think that I'm talking about 2026, but I could just as easily be talking about
1:15.1	1826 during the presidency of John Quincy Adams.
1:19.8	Most Americans don't think much about our sixth president.
1:23.6	If they do, it's mostly because he was the first, and for most of American history, the only president to be the son of a president.
1:31.8	But there's so much more to him. And a lot of that really resonates with our world today.
1:37.7	So our guest today is Bob Crawford, who is a bassist for the band, the rock band, the Avet Brothers. So this makes him the first
1:46.4	professional musician we've ever had on the show, which is very exciting. He's the host of
1:52.4	American History Hotline on IHeart Radio, the co-host of The Road to Now on Sirius XM's
1:59.3	Podus channel. And he's just written a great book titled America's
2:03.6	founding son, John Quincy Adams, from president to political maverick. So Bob, thanks for being on
2:09.2	our show. It is a pleasure to be here. And wow, what an honor that I'm the first professional
2:15.6	musician on this amazing podcast.
2:18.4	Like I, this is just incredible.
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