Season 3, Episode 6-John Quincy Adams’ Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 6: John Quincy Adams’ Tomb

“This is the last of Earth. I am composed.”-John Quincy Adams’ last words, and the end of an incredible life. Never fully divorced from his father’s legacy, but no less accomplished, particularly in his post-Presidency, John Quincy rests beside his parents today. Learn about John Quincy Adams’ post-Presidency, his death, his burial, and commemorations!

Make sure to listen to John Quincy Adams’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “John Quincy Adams and Braintree/Quincy” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to John Quincy Adams’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “John Quincy Adams and Peacefield” for his home!

Visitors Program at United First Parish Church.

Deed to John Adams’ Tomb, and John Quincy Adams’ eventual resting place.

John Quincy Adams from the Congressional Cemetery.

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My June 2019 Visit!

John Quincy Adams’ resting place until 1852

The vault still bears his name in Hancock Cemetery; two children and sister are buried here.
The Public Vault at Congressional Cemetery where John Quincy Adams was buried for eight days before moving to Quincy; William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor also resided temporarily here.
John Quincy Adams’ cenotaph in Congressional Cemetery
Marker of John Quincy Adams’ desk in Statuary Hall, and where he collapsed.
Postcard of the Church of the Presidents
The crypt in rough shape.
John Quincy Adams in Rapid City.

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John Quincy Adams Tomb: United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts.

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Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, left Washington in disgrace, but spent the next twenty years trying to stay relevant, "In the Arena," as his memoir stated. Learn about the tumultuous end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/09/29/season-3-episode-37-richard-nixons-tomb/Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda" on his birthplace!Season 2's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
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  4. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb
  5. S3 E33 Harry S Truman's Tomb

Recommended Reading for John Quincy Adams

Joseph Wheelan, Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams’s Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress.
James Traub, John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit.
William J. Cooper, The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics.
Harlow Giles Unger, John Quincy Adams.
Fred Kaplan, John Quincy Adams: American Visionary.

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