John Quincy Adams was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams.
John Adams served as an American envoy to France from 1778 until 1779 and to the Netherlands from 1780 until 1782.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were the only father and son to serve as presidents until George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) and George W. Bush (2001–2009).
The engraved portrayal of Adams (1735–1826) appears on the 2-cent value of the Presidential Issue, issued on June 3, 1938.