
Pursuit: The Founders' Guide to Happiness Episode 10: Cleanliness with John Quincy Adams
Nov 11, 2025
29:06
By the end of his life, John Quincy Adams was an ardent opponent of slavery, earning the nickname “Old Man Eloquent” for his fierce advocacy in the House of Representatives. In this episode, Jeffrey Rosen, Professor David Waldstreicher and filmmaker Ken Burns unpack how this son of the Revolution became Congress’s primary enemy of slavery.
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