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I really love the newest biographies that come out of the presidents

because obviously presidents are, there's an intrinsic interest in a president of the United States,

especially if you're American, but also my belief is the best way to learn history is through biography.

Because it's very hard to grasp a big, broad,

general macro history as good as they are and as important as they are.

So there's a brand new biography out of the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams,

and it is by a terrific biographer, Fred Kaplan, who's also a distinguished professor emeritus of English at Queens College in New York City.

And he has now written this biography of John Quincy Adams, the son of John Adams, and it is simply subtitled American visionary.

Why Mr. Kaplan thinks that John Quincy Adams is visionary is one of the many questions I have.

So first of all, Fred Kaplan, welcome to the Dennis Prager Show.

I'm delighted to be with you. It's my delight. So I of all, Fred Kaplan, welcome to the Dennis Prager Show. I'm delighted to be with you.

It's my delight. So I am going to start with a micro aspect. You know, the man was president and

think my first question would be about his presidency. But I want you to relate to my listeners

and to me what he endured with the loss of his children.

Yes, that is a story that resonates for all of us because we all experience loss in our lives.

John Quincy Adams and his wife, Louisa, had four children, and of the four of them.

Three died during their lifetimes, deeply, deeply painful to both of them.

They had a little daughter, a girl, who died at the age of one.

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