Which President spoke seven languages and was later called Old Man Eloquent?
Like Obama, President JQ Adams was opposed by violent men who put private property above all else
Obama resembles John Quincy Adams; similarly intellectual and a better speaker, more charismatic. Our 6th President and hero of the movie Amistad was a man of principle, but his efforts on behalf of slaves, Indians and public education were thwarted by the macho culture of 19th century white America, a culture that remains very strong today.
The House of Representatives decided the 1824 Presidential election since no candidate won a majority of electoral votes. They chose Adams as president, although General Andrew Jackson, the macho Indian killer on our $20 bill, had more popular and electoral votes. Henry Clay, another Presidential candidate and speaker of the House, helped JQ into the White House, preferring him to the unruly Jackson. JQ tried to govern by consensus- this had worked for his predecessor James Monroe.