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Posted On: 10/30/2017 7:17:15 PM
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I bet this was quite a sight!
While Abe Lincoln was a member of the House of Representatives one of his colleagues was 6th president, John Quincy Adams. Adams had eschewed retirement in exchange for a chance to settle some old Washington grudges. Adams could be eccentric and ornery, especially in later life. He liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac and described himself as "an unsocial savage".
The above is taken from "LINCOLN IN THE WORLD - The Making of a Statesman and The Dawn Of American Power" by Kevin Peraino, pages 43 & 44.
While Abe Lincoln was a member of the House of Representatives one of his colleagues was 6th president, John Quincy Adams. Adams had eschewed retirement in exchange for a chance to settle some old Washington grudges. Adams could be eccentric and ornery, especially in later life. He liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac and described himself as "an unsocial savage".
The above is taken from "LINCOLN IN THE WORLD - The Making of a Statesman and The Dawn Of American Power" by Kevin Peraino, pages 43 & 44.
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