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Fraudulent Treaties and Brutal Force
on January 23, 2019
Excerpts from the memoirs of John Quincy Adams, June 30th, 1841.
Promised Land of Dreadful Optics
on May 18, 2018
Perhaps this one is a little “inside baseball,” but I take some issue with a column that Thane Rosenbaum wrote for CNN this past week.
A Flash-Bang Grenade Thrown Into Washington
Speaker of the House
on April 12, 2018
Chapter: 2018 - April
Characters: James K Polk, John Quincy Adams
Location: Capitol Building, House Chamber
With the news that Paul Ryan is retiring, James K. Polk, the only president to have previously served as Speaker of the House, has been on my mind. Researching this one was a lot of fun, and I thank both[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Action Jackson
on February 27, 2018
Chapter: 2018 - February
Characters: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams
Location: Capitol Building, White House
