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Official portrait of President John Quincy Adams by George PA Healy (American, 1813 - 1894); oil on canvas, 1858. From the White House collection, Washington DC. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

Official portrait of President John Quincy Adams by George PA Healy (American, 1813 - 1894); oil on canvas, 1858. From the White House collection, Washington DC. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

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377869 71: John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States serving from 1825 to 1829. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

377869 71: John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States serving from 1825 to 1829. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

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John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), the 6th President of the United States of America and the son of John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), the 6th President of the United States of America and the son of John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States.   (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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1800s JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 1767-1848 SIXTH 6th AMERICAN PRESIDENT FEDERALIST REPUBLICAN DIPLOMAT ATTORNEY FOR THE AMISTAD SLAVES (Photo by Charles Phelps Cushing/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

1800s JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 1767-1848 SIXTH 6th AMERICAN PRESIDENT FEDERALIST REPUBLICAN DIPLOMAT ATTORNEY FOR THE AMISTAD SLAVES  (Photo by Charles Phelps Cushing/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

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circa 1825: John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), the 6th president of the United States. After his presidency, he championed the causes of freedom of speech and the abolition of slavery as an eight-term member of the House of Representatives. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

circa 1825:  John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), the 6th president of the United States. After his presidency, he championed the causes of freedom of speech and the abolition of slavery as an eight-term member of the House of Representatives. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier.  (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)