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The sixth U.S. President, and the first son of [[John Adams|a former president]] to be elected president (only [[George W Bush]] has done so since then). Allegedly enjoyed skinny-dipping in the Potomac in the early morning during his presidency and pimped for the Russian Czar (at least that's what the Jacksonians believe). He was also [[Gonk|ugly as sin]] and is considered [[More Information Than You Require|the scariest-looking president ever]]. |
The sixth U.S. President, and the first son of [[John Adams|a former president]] to be elected president (only [[George W. Bush]] has done so since then). Allegedly enjoyed skinny-dipping in the Potomac in the early morning during his presidency and pimped for the Russian Czar (at least that's what the Jacksonians believe). He was also [[Gonk|ugly as sin]] and is considered [[More Information Than You Require|the scariest-looking president ever]]. |
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Elected by the House of Representatives when no candidate was able to gain a majority of the electoral or popular votes (there were four candidates and no clear favorite, although [[Andrew Jackson]] received the plurality of both). He ultimately won when fourth-placed candidate Henry Clay threw his support behind Adams, in return for the promise that Clay would become his Secretary of State. This gave Adams' administration a reputation for being corrupt from day one, and while this was perhaps somewhat unfair, he achieved very little during his time in office. Things weren't helped by the fact that, in an ironic echo of the situation his father faced, his vice-president, John Calhoun was a political enemy who in fact had been on Jackson's side during the election. To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Adams was utterly crushed when Jackson went up against him again in the following election. |
Elected by the House of Representatives when no candidate was able to gain a majority of the electoral or popular votes (there were four candidates and no clear favorite, although [[Andrew Jackson]] received the plurality of both). He ultimately won when fourth-placed candidate Henry Clay threw his support behind Adams, in return for the promise that Clay would become his Secretary of State. This gave Adams' administration a reputation for being corrupt from day one, and while this was perhaps somewhat unfair, he achieved very little during his time in office. Things weren't helped by the fact that, in an ironic echo of the situation his father faced, his vice-president, John Calhoun was a political enemy who in fact had been on Jackson's side during the election. To the surprise of absolutely no-one, Adams was utterly crushed when Jackson went up against him again in the following election. |
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