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John Quincy Adams

2007-05-01T04:48:42Z

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'''John Quincy Adams''' was the 6th President of the [[United States of America]]. He served one term as President (1825–1829) and then returned to Congress where he spent the remainder of his political career pursuing abolitionist motives. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and [[Abigail Adams]]. After graduating from Harvard College, he became a lawyer. At 26 he was appointed Minister to the Netherlands by President George Washington, then promoted to the Berlin Legation. In 1802 Adams was elected to the US Senate and 6 years later President Madison appointed him the first U.S. Minister of Russia. John Quincy Adams served as one of the great Secretaries of State under President [[James Monroe]],arranging with England for the joint occupation of the Oregon Country, obtaining from Spain the cessation of the Floridas, and helping to formulate the [[Monroe Doctrine]].
He was born on July 11,1767 in Braintree, Massachussets. He died in Washington D.C. February 23, 1848. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents John Quincey Adams]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press</ref>

The French aristocrat and American hero, the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], gave John Quincy Adams an alligator as a pet. Adams kept it in a bathroom in the White House until he left office in 1829. Adams was also responsible for the first installation in the White House of a pool table. Among his more unusual hobbies, he regularly went skinny dipping in the [[Potomac]] river. The first American female professional journalist, Anne Royall, knew of Adams' habit of taking nude swims at 5 a.m. She had frequently asked for interviews with him and been refused, so she went to the river and sat on his clothes until he answered her questions, becoming the first woman to interview a president.

Adams was the first president to have his photo taken (April 13, 1843). [http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/qadams.html]

His wife was the only foreign First Lady America has ever had and kept silk worms in order to have gowns made from their products.

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John Quincy Adams

2007-05-01T04:36:48Z

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Sixth President of the United States
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'''John Quincy Adams''' was the 6th President of the [[United States of America]]. He served one term as President (1825–1829) and then returned to Congress where he spent the remainder of his political career pursuing abolitionist motives. He was the son of President [[John Adams]] and [[Abigail Adams]]. After graduating from Harvard College, he became a lawyer. At 26 he was appointed Minister to the Netherlands, then promoted to the Berlin Legation. In 1802 Adams was elected to the US Senate and 6 years later President Monroe appointed him the Minister of Russia. John Quincy Adams served as one of the great Secretaries of State under President [[James Monroe]],arranging with England for the joint occupation of the Oregon Country, obtaining from Spain the cessation of the Floridas, and helping to formulate the [[Monroe Doctrine]].
He was born on July 11,1767 in Braintree, Massachussets. He died in Washington D.C. February 23, 1848. <ref> [[Encyclopedia of Presidents John Quincey Adams]] by Zachary Kent, Children's Press</ref>

The French aristocrat and American hero, the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], gave John Quincy Adams an alligator as a pet. Adams kept it in a bathroom in the White House until he left office in 1829. Adams was also responsible for the first installation in the White House of a pool table. Among his more unusual hobbies, he regularly went skinny dipping in the [[Potomac]] river. The first American female professional journalist, Anne Royall, knew of Adams' habit of taking nude swims at 5 a.m. She had frequently asked for interviews with him and been refused, so she went to the river and sat on his clothes until he answered her questions, becoming the first woman to interview a president.

Adams was the first president to have his photo taken (April 13, 1843). [http://www.classroomhelp.com/lessons/Presidents/qadams.html]

His wife was the only foreign First Lady America has ever had and kept silk worms in order to have gowns made from their products.

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Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud

2007-04-30T20:00:53Z

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'''Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud''' ruled [[Saudi Arabia]] from 1905 to 1975. He unified the country beginning in 1902 and then named it after himself. He was the first Monarch of Saudi Arabia and was also known as [[Ibn Sa'ud]]. He was born in Rijadh into the House of Saud, which had historically maintained dominion over interior highlands of Arabia known as Najd. Saud followed his family in exile in Kuwait following the conquest of the family's lands by the Rashidi. The Rashidi were a historic house of the Arabian Peninsula, the most formidable enemies of the House of Saud. Al Aziz spent the remainder of his childhood in Kuwait. Abd al-Rahman had a stipend from the Turkish government of 60 Turkish pounds a month and Abdul Aziz went on several profitable raids in Najd as he grew into adulthood. He attended the daily Majlis of the Emir of Kuwait, Mubarak al Sabah, from who he learned much about the world. However the families home in Rijadh was of the simplest and cramped by 5 sons and at least one daughter.
His family supported the Wahhabi movement. It is an Islamic movement named after Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab. In 1924 the ibn Saud of Saudia Arabia who was influenced by the teachings of abdul Wahhab conquered Mecca and Medina, the Muslim holy cities.

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Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud

2007-04-30T19:59:37Z

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Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud

2007-04-30T19:13:45Z

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'''Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud''' ruled [[Saudi Arabia]] from 1905 to 1975. He unified the country beginning in 1902 and then named it after himself. He was the first Monarch of Saudi Arabia and was also known as Ibn Sa ud. He was born in Rijadh into the House of Saud, which had historically maintained dominion over interior highlands of Arabia known as Najd. Saud followed his family in exile in Kuwait following the conquest of the family's lands by the Rashidi. The Rashidi were a historice house of the Arabian Peninsula, the most formidable enemies of the House of Saud. Al Aziz spent the remainder of his childhood in Kuwait. Abd al-Rahman had a stipend from the Turkish government of 60 Turkish pounds a month and Abdul Aziz went on several profitable raids in Najd as he grew into adulthood. He attended the daily Jamlis of the Emir of Kuwait, Mubarak al Sabah, from who he learned much about the world. However the families home in Rijadh was of he simplest and cramped by 5 sons and at least one daughter.

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Aaron Burr

2007-04-30T05:28:24Z

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'''Aaron Burr''' (1756 - 1836)was born in Neubik, New Jersey to Reverend Aaron Burr Sr. who was a Presbyterian minister and the second President of the College of New Jersey which is now Princeton University. His mother, Esther Edwards, was the daughter of Johnathon Edwards, the famous Calvinist theologian. Aaron and his sister, Sally, were left orphans when Aaron was 2 years old and Sally was 4 years old, following the deaths of their parents and both maternal grandparents who died of Yellow Fever. Aaron did not respond well to his austere uncle, Timothy Edwards, several times running away from home and attempting to go to sea. Aaron applied for admission into Princeton University at age 11 but was rejected(PBS online). He applied again and entered the Sophomore class at Princeton at the age of 13 and graduated with distinction at 16 in 1772. He received AB in theology but changed his career path two years later and began study of law in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Conn. Aarons' studies were put on hold while he served during the Revolutionary war, under Gens. Benedict Arnold, George Washington and Israel Putnam. Burr served as the [[vice president]] of [[Thomas Jefferson]] from 1801 to 1805. In the election Burr received the same number of votes as did Jefferson. It was due to [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s opposition that Jefferson became president and Burr vice-president. Later on he lost the 1804 election for Governor of New York again due to Hamilton. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> Although still quite common, dueling had been outlawed in New York and also New Jersey, but Hamilton and Burr were not citizens of New Jersey, so on July 11, 1804, the enemies met outside of [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], and Hamilton was fatally shot. There has been some controversy as to the claims of Burr's and Hamilton's seconds; while one party indicated Hamilton never fired, the other claims a 3 to 4 second interval between the first shot and the second shot. (http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/2004/07/10/ham.html) Hamilton's shot missed Burr, but Burr's shot was fatal. The bullet entered Hamilton's abdomen above his right hip, piercing Hamilton's liver and spine. Burr was later charged with multiple crimes, including murder, in New York and New Jersey, but was never tried in either jurisdiction. He fled to South Carolina, where his daughter lived with her family, but soon returned to Washington to complete his term as Vice President. As leader of the Senate he presided over the impeachment(trial) of Samuel Chase. It was written by one Senator that Burr had Conducted the proceedings with the "impartiality of an angel and the rigor of a devil" Burrs heartfelt farewell in March 1805 moved some of his harshest critics in the Senate to tears. (Milton Lomask's two-volume biography, "Burr" 1979, Farrar, Straus, Giroux).Burr later attempted to steal the [[Louisiana Purchase]] from the United States and use it to satisfy his ambitions for power. <ref>"Aaron Burr, former vice-president and senator from New York (and a failed candidate for the New York governorship), was plotting to take over the Louisiana Territory. While the exact details of Burr's vision have long been a matter of historical debate, the gist is that he envisioned a separate country, with New Orleans as capital and himself as impresario. With a few important backers, from [[Andrew Jackson]] to the Catholic bishop of New Orleans and chief of America's armed forces General [[James Wilkinson]]." [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Gun-Men-West-Almost-Lost/dp/0517702126 (Publishers Weekly)] </ref> He was eventually tried for treason, but the jury acquitted him of all charges.

==See also==
*[[Burr conspiracy]]

==Bibliography==

*''Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lost'' by M.R. Montgomery

==Notes==
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Aaron Burr

2007-04-29T04:34:13Z

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'''Aaron Burr''' '''(1756 - 1836)was born in Neubik, New Jersey to Reverend Aaron Burr Sr. who was a Presbyterian minister and the second President of the College of New Jersey which is now Princeton University. His mother, Esther Edwards, daughter of Johnathon Edwards, the famous Calvinist theologian. Aaron and his sister, Sally, were left orphans when Aaron was 2 years old and Sally was 4 years old, following the deaths of their parents and both maternal grandparents who also died of Yellow Fever. Aaron did not respond well to his austere uncle, Timothy Edwards, several times running away from home and attempting to go to sea. Aaron applied for admission into Princeton University at age 11 but was rejected(PBS online) He applied again and entered the Sophomore class at Princeton at the age of 13 and graduated with distinction at 16 in 1772. He received AB in theology but changed his career path two years later and began study of law in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Conn. Aarons' studies were put on hold while he served during the Revolutionary war, under Gens. Benedict Arnold, George Washington and Israel Putnam. ''' served as the [[vice president]] of [[Thomas Jefferson]] from 1801 to 1805. In the election Burr received the same number of votes as did Jefferson. It was due to [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s opposition that Jefferson became president and Burr vice-president. Later on he lost the 1804 election for Governor of New York again due to Hamilton. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> Although still quite common, dueling had been outlawed in New York and also New Jersey, but Hamilton and Burr were not citizens of New Jersey, so on July 11, 1804, the enemies met outside of [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], and Hamilton was fatally shot. There has been some controversy as to the claims of Burr's and Hamilton's seconds; while one party indicated Hamilton never fired, the other claims a 3 to 4 second interval between the first shot and the second shot. (http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/2004/07/10/ham.html) Hamilton's shot missed Burr, but Burr's shot was fatal. The bullet entered Hamilton's abdomen above his right hip, piercing Hamilton's liver and spine. Burr was later charged with multiple crimes, including murder, in New York and New Jersey, but was never tried in either jurisdiction. He fled to South Carolina, where his daughter lived with her family, but soon returned to Washington to complete his term as Vice President. As leader of the Senate he presided over the impeachment(trial) of Samuel Chase. It was written by one Senator that Burr had Conducted the proceedings with the "impartiality of an angel and the rigor of a devil" Burrs heartfelt farewell in March 1805 moved some of his harshest critics in the Senate to tears. (Milton Lomask's two-volume biography, "Burr" 1979, Farrar, Straus, Giroux).Burr later attempted to steal the [[Louisiana Purchase]] from the United States and use it to satisfy his ambitions for power. <ref>"Aaron Burr, former vice-president and senator from New York (and a failed candidate for the New York governorship), was plotting to take over the Louisiana Territory. While the exact details of Burr's vision have long been a matter of historical debate, the gist is that he envisioned a separate country, with New Orleans as capital and himself as impresario. With a few important backers, from [[Andrew Jackson]] to the Catholic bishop of New Orleans and chief of America's armed forces General [[James Wilkinson]]." [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Gun-Men-West-Almost-Lost/dp/0517702126 (Publishers Weekly)] </ref> He was eventually tried for treason, but the jury acquitted him of all charges.

==See also==
*[[Burr conspiracy]]

==Bibliography==

*''Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lost'' by M.R. Montgomery

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States|Burr, Aaron]]

Aaron Burr

2007-04-27T17:19:11Z

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'''Aaron Burr''' '''(1756 - 1836)''' served as the [[vice president]] of [[Thomas Jefferson]] from 1801 to 1805. In the election Burr recieved the same number of votes as did Jefferson. It was due to [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s opposition that Jefferson became president and Burr vice-president. Later on he lost the 1804 election for Governor of New York again due to Hamilton. <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing, 2002. </ref> Atthough still quite common, dueling had been outlawed in New York and also New Jersey, but Hamilton and Burr were not citizens of New Jersey, so on July 11, 1804, the enemies met outside of [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], and Hamilton was fataly shot. There has been some controversy as to the claims of Burr's and Hamilton's seconds; while one party indicated Hamilton never fired, the other claims a 3 to 4 second interval between the first shot and the second shot. (http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns/2004/07/10/ham.html) Hamilton's shot missed Burr, but Burr's shot was fatal. The bullet entered Hamilton's abdomen above his right hip, piercing Hamilton's liver and spine. Burr was later charged with multiple crimes, including murder, in New York and New Jersey, but was never tried in either jurisdiction. He fled to South Carolina, where his daughter lived with her family, but soon returned to Washington to complete his term as Vice President. As leader of the Senate he presided over the impeachment(trial) of Samuel Chase. It was written by one Senator that Burr had Conducted the proceedings with the "impartiality of an angel and the rigor of a devil" Burrs heartfelt farewell in March 1805 moved some of his harshest critics in the Senate to tears. (Milton Lomask's two-volume biography, "Burr" 1979, Farrar, Straus, Giroux).Burr later attempted to steal the [[Louisiana Purchase]] from the United States and use it to satisfy his ambitions for power. <ref>"Aaron Burr, former vice-president and senator from New York (and a failed candidate for the New York governorship), was plotting to take over the Louisiana Territory. While the exact details of Burr's vision have long been a matter of historical debate, the gist is that he envisioned a separate country, with New Orleans as capital and himself as impresario. With a few important backers, from [[Andrew Jackson]] to the Catholic bishop of New Orleans and chief of America's armed forces General [[James Wilkinson]]." [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Gun-Men-West-Almost-Lost/dp/0517702126 (Publishers Weekly)] </ref> He was eventually tried for treason, but the jury aquitted him of all charges.

==See also==
*[[Burr conspiracy]]

==Bibliography==

*''Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lost'' by M.R. Montgomery

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States|Burr, Aaron]]

Aaron Burr

2007-04-27T17:01:16Z

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