John Adams, at age 89, wrote a letter to teenage bride-to-be Ellen Maria Brackett, congratulating her on the future nuptials. His jagged signature betrayed the challenges of old age.

His son, John Quincy Adams, was sworn in as president on March 4, 1825. The Adams family holds a unique distinction in American history as the first father and son to both serve as president of ...

The Adams family’s commitment to these principles did not end with John Adams. His son, John Quincy Adams, carried his father’s torch into an era marked by one of our nation’s most painful ...