With his narrow defeat of Vice President Al Gore on the campaign and legal fronts, Bush has become the first son of a president to himself win the White House since John Quincy Adams -- the son of John Adams, the second American president -- was elected in 1824.

CNN: Victory restores Bush dynasty to Washington

Only four sitting vice presidents -- John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren and George Bush -- were elected directly to the presidency in the entire history of the nation.

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Though this case was ostensibly based on "stubborn facts"--from John Adams' frequently cited quotation--it turned out to be long on innuendo and very short on actual facts.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

W. Bush, Richard Nixon and John Adams -- became president.

CNN: Joe, make way for Hillary

His had two--John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

CNN: What the Loser Should Do

The habeas lawyers are not doing what John Adams did -- representing accused criminals already in the judicial system.

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If you graduated in the top quarter of your class, we gave you a John and Abigail Adams scholarship -- four years tuition-free to the college of your choice in Massachusetts that's a public institution.

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President John Quincy Adams lost his re-election bid in 1828.

CNN: Bill Clinton mentioned for wife's Senate seat

Both Ashley Page's "Guide to Strange Places, " a 2012 SFB commission to John Adams's not exactly dance-friendly music of the same name, and Christopher Wheeldon's 2008 commission, "Within the Golden Hour" (to Ezio Bosso and Antonio Vivaldi), duly showed off SFB.

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In that robbery, Pokuta and another man had targeted the bungalow of Laura Clarke, 90, and her 89-year-old husband John pretending to be looking for work, prosecutor Philip Adams said.

BBC: 'Wicked' thief Marion Pokuta targeted elderly in Bradford

Callum Thorp had Jimmy Adams caught at gully before Onions (3-22) found the edges of John Crawley and Sean Ervine to leave Hampshire 26-4.

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