John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams, our Sixth President,

     to meet with Mole People, planned a descent

down to the center of Earth where they stayed.

     Left office too soon...expedition not made.


January 23, 2019


For: Educate Me With Humor - Leader Clerihew Poetry Contest
       Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich


"John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) American diplomat and 
Sixth President of the United States of America 1825-1829.  
No doubt U.S. presidents use their position of power to do
some strange things, but John Quincy Adams just may win
the award for the weirdest appropriation of tax dollars. 
Believe it or not, John Quincy Adams, our Sixth President, 
authorized an expedition to the center of the Earth to search 
for the mole people who he believed inhabited the bowels 
of the planet."

Link: https://historydaily.org/the-president-and-the-mole-people

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 2/16/2019 4:21:00 PM
I have read your short work and wanted to say congrats on your win ..Way to go.. Sara
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Date: 2/4/2019 9:20:00 AM
Hi Sandra, Congratulations on a great win. Best wishes, Poetry hugs, Jennifer.
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Sandra Haight
Date: 2/8/2019 8:03:00 PM
Thank you, Jennifer! It was a fun one for me! Hugs, Sandra
Date: 2/4/2019 4:27:00 AM
Hi Sandra, I never new this about John Quincy Adams. Congratulations on your placement in the contest:-) Alexis
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Sandra Haight
Date: 2/8/2019 8:05:00 PM
Yes, weird, but true, Alexis! Thank you for your supportive comment! Hugs, Sandra
Date: 2/3/2019 3:05:00 PM
You really gave me info I never heard of with this one. I have heard of people at the center of the earth, but not mole people. Supposedly they are aliens or something, so maybe the guy was onto something!! Congrats for your placement!
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Sandra Haight
Date: 2/8/2019 8:04:00 PM
Yup, Andrea, this was true! Thanks for your supportive comment and congrats. Hugs, Sandra
Date: 2/3/2019 3:00:00 PM
Is that true? Wow! There's something I've never heard. Great clerihew, Sandra. Congratulations on your win in Andrea's contest. Best wishes, Carolyn
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Sandra Haight
Date: 2/8/2019 8:04:00 PM
Yes, Carolyn, it was a true fact! Thank you for your nice comment and congrats! Hugs, Sandra
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