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John Quincy Adams

President number
6th
In office
1825–1829
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3 biggest achievements

  1. As Secretary of State, shaped the Monroe Doctrine
  2. Argued for the Amistad captives before the Supreme Court in 1841
  3. Spent 17 years in the House fighting the gag rule on antislavery petitions
Nickname
Old Man Eloquent
Born in
Massachusetts

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    Sources: Wikipedia: List of nicknames of presidents of the United States; Wikipedia: List of presidents of the United States by home state; Drafted from standard histories. Not yet checked against a cited source.