John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit

John Quincy Adams, the son of John Adams, was a brilliant ambassador and Secretary of State, a frustrated President at a historic turning point in American politics, and a dedicated congressman who literally died in office-at the age of 80, in the House of Representatives, in the midst of an impassioned political debate. James Traub draws on Adams’s diary, letters, and writings to evoke a diplomat and President whose ideas remain with us today. A book signing follows the program.