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John Quincy Adams: Youngest to oldest public servant
A long portrait of John Quincy Adams tracing his record as the nation’s youngest secretary of legation at fourteen to his secretive, principled presidency and long public life. The piece covers his early travels, service under Washington, Berlin, London, St. Petersburg, his foreign posts, Monroe Doctrine work, and final return to Congress after the White House.
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