If anyone in American history was groomed to be president from an early age, it was John Quincy Adams. He accompanied his father, John Adams, on the elder man's diplomatic missions to Europe during and after the Revolutionary War. He received diplomatic postings of his own. He watched his father serve two terms as George Washington's vice president and one term as president. He was secretary of state in the administration of James Monroe, in which position he was the principal author of what came to be called the Monroe Doctrine. By then the secretaryship of state had become the accepted springboard to the presidency.
What's a prez to do? Quincy Adams and Clay
What's a prez to do? Quincy Adams and Clay
What's a prez to do? Quincy Adams and Clay
If anyone in American history was groomed to be president from an early age, it was John Quincy Adams. He accompanied his father, John Adams, on the elder man's diplomatic missions to Europe during and after the Revolutionary War. He received diplomatic postings of his own. He watched his father serve two terms as George Washington's vice president and one term as president. He was secretary of state in the administration of James Monroe, in which position he was the principal author of what came to be called the Monroe Doctrine. By then the secretaryship of state had become the accepted springboard to the presidency.