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325: Bob Crawford—America's Founding Son

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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The History of John Quincy Adams

Bob Greene: John Quincy Adams was the most qualified person to ever stand for that office except for George Washington. He wins it in Congress because it was a disputed election, right? No one won a plurality; so the vote went to the house. That's why I thought of Hillary Clinton when pondering Adams on paper when he ran for the presidency. But unlike Hillary Clinton, he actually got it, but it wasn't pretty. And perhaps it was a corrupt bargain,. Right? That's what they said, a deep state conspiracy. Yeah. So yes, 1824. He stands for the presidency, probably the mostqualified person to do so. Unlike Hillary Clinton, his did not get

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