In this 50 minute program, Mr. Salicco, impersonates Congressman John Quincy Adams in 1842 as he reminisces on a life of public service.  A privileged witness to the birth of our nation, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, John Quincy Adams’ influence has shaped America's destiny.   John Quincy was a lifelong vocal adversary of slavery.  He believed in voting according to his conscience rather than following party lines.  From the annexation of Florida to the Convention of 1818 allowing for joint occupation and settlement of the Oregon Country, (the present day States of Washington and Oregon) John Quincy Adams in 50 years of public service, remains one of America’s greatest unsung heroes.  
 

 This is a presentation portraying a life of public service filled with privilege, fame and enormous successes, but also a story of depression, pain and defeat.  He had to contend with family alcoholism, suicide, and scandal.   Adams seemed to long for a contemplative scholarly life filled with art and literature, yet he pursued a career in the law, diplomacy and politics. The life of John Quincy Adams is a story of wisdom and folly, nobility and pettiness, courage and cunning, quarrel and consensus. The turmoil that surrounded so much of his life chronicles the heart of the American democracy.