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This paper provides a set of summary accounts of the lives and political careers of the first seven presidents of the United States -- George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson. In doing so it distills the narrative portions of the author's Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson, which will be published in the summer of 2009. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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There has been little reason for presidential scholars to mention the political careers of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson in the same sentence. Both men served as president, and in doing so, faced considerable difficulties in governing, so much to the extent that both often find their presidencies being ranked poorly by historians and political scientists. What stands as unique, and the common bond between the two, is the fact that both men served in Congress after leaving the presidency; something that no other man to occupy the White House have done. While much has been written about both persons tenure as president, very little has been devoted to the congressional careers of the two ex-presidents. What caused these two men to return to public life? What were their significant achievements in Congress? Is it possible, that their congressional careers contributed more to the development, history, and politics of the United States than their presidencies? Such questions are worth asking, and answers, worth knowing.Given their unique position in American presidential history, it is important to investigate the contributions of both Adams and Jackson to their country once they made the move to the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Furthermore, it is important, given the fact that both men served only one term as president, to demonstrate the love and dedication that each man had to their country by choosing to face an electorate that had once turned them away from public office. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There has been little reason for presidential scholars to mention the political careers of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson in the same sentence. Both men served as president, and in doing so, faced considerable difficulties in governing, so much to the extent that both often find their presidencies being ranked poorly by historians and political scientists. What stands as unique, and the common bond between the two, is the fact that both men served in Congress after leaving the presidency; something that no other man to occupy the White House have done. While much has been written about both persons tenure as president, very little has been devoted to the congressional careers of the two ex-presidents. What caused these two men to return to public life? What were their significant achievements in Congress? Is it possible, that their congressional careers contributed more to the development, history, and politics of the United States than their presidencies? Such questions are worth asking, and answers, worth knowing.Given their unique position in American presidential history, it is important to investigate the contributions of both Adams and Jackson to their country once they made the move to the opposite end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Furthermore, it is important, given the fact that both men served only one term as president, to demonstrate the love and dedication that each man had to their country by choosing to face an electorate that had once turned them away from public office. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]