生於:
1767年7月11日
死於:
1848年2月23日
約翰昆西亞當斯是美國第六任總統，也是第一位繼其父親之後擔任總統一職的元首（老布希-George H.W. Bush-與喬治華盛頓布希-George W. Bush-則是史上唯二父子相繼成為總統的另一對父子）。
約翰昆西亞當斯因為在外交上的成功而聞名，在門羅總統（James Monroe）任職期間擔任國務卿一職時的表現更是廣受好評，亞當斯在就任總統之前曾擔任數個歐洲國家的大使、以及代表麻塞諸塞州的美國參議員，也是唯一一位在卸任後加入眾議院的美國總統。亞當斯獨立自主的意見與判斷讓他成為從不完全歸屬於某個政黨的角色，而且他也絕對是唯一一位在白宮飼養一隻短吻鱷當作寵物的總統！
John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States and the first son of a former president who himself became president. (George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are the only other father-son presidents.)
John Quincy Adams was well known for his diplomatic success and most of all for his role as secretary of state under James Monroe. Adams had previously served as an ambassador to several European countries and as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts. He is the only president in history to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives after leaving the presidency. Adams's fierce sense of independent judgment meant that he never completely fit the mold of any political party, and he was surely the only president to have a pet alligator in the White House!
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