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'America's Founding Son' shares how John Quincy Adams became a political maverick

John Quincy Adams had one of the most consequential post-presidencies in U.S. history. NPR"s Steve Inskeep asks biographer Bob Crawford how Adams became the ultimate political maverick.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.