THE BATTALION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1980
Page 3
Local
B.Q. ’Adams alive at A&M
By JULIE STANDARD
Battalion Reporter
In 1824, John Quincy Adams
tobably knew his administrative ac-
ims would receive written as well as
itional attention.
But he probably never thought
that one and a half centuries later his
lame would still be receiving pub
licity.
iNeither did John Quincy Adams, a
[jreshman at Texas A&M University.
■“It’s a shock to me,” Adams said of
[the recent publicity he has received
his historical name.
Adams, 18, is the fifth-generation
mdson of the sixth president of the
bited States.
lAlthough Adams’ name has yet to
jceive the national attention of his
■efather’s, several local newspaper
icles have suddenly sparked an in-
ferest in Adams’ name that, he said,
he wasn’t aware of.
i. n, ™Tt didn’t become a big deal until
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“I’m proud of the name, ” Adams
said.
“There are only two people I know
named John Quincy Adams,” he
said, “my Dad and myself.”
Adams’ agreed that the history of
his name is special, but said he
doesn’t feel any more special for hav-
ing it.
“I’d like for people to meet me and
know who I am instead of remember
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10 at the University of Houston’s
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sented by one spokesperson. Writ-
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ing me just because of my name, ” he
said.
Because of the recent publicity,
however, some members of the
Corps of Cadets will find Adams hard
to forget once they’ve met him.
Adams said some upperclassmen
Corps members made a special “de
tail” for him to say when addressing
an upperclassman.
Adams will now say, “I am the
illustrious fish Adams. I am in all the
newspapers, all the history books
and even on radio and TV,” the next
time a senior asks, “Who are you?”
One other friend did a history re
port on the former president, Adams
said, adding: “he wanted me to read
it and see if it was O.K.”
Often times people don’t believe
Adams when they learn his full
name.
“They think I’m pulling their leg,”
he said.
In one instance, Adams said a
store clerk refused to cash a check for
him until Adams’ name could be
verified by his parents.
Adams said although relatives
have researched the family’s
geneological background and he has
studied hjs thrice great grandfather’s
accomplishments in school, the sud
den publicity has sparked his own
interest in the subject.
“As much as I’ve heard about it,
I’d better start doing some work on
my own,” he said.
A career in politics doesn’t interest
Adams at this time, but he said if
John Q. Adams were elected presi
dent today he “would provide more
jobs for the unemployed and he
would draft those who were able to
be in the armed forces.”
A certain amount of obligation
goes with an historical name, he said.
“I shouldn’t let the Adams name
die down and have people look down
on it,” he added.
“I’ll just do things to help people
and let them know I’ll be there if
they need help,” Adams said. “I’ll do
my best.”
What president is Adams glad he
is not named after:
“(Richard) Nixon. I wouldn’t want
to have his name,” Adams said shak
ing his head.
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