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John Quincy Adams delivers inaugural address

At his inauguration on March 4, 1825, John Quincy Adams delivered an inaugural address outlining a national agenda that called for federal support for internal improvements, a national university, and an astronomical observatory.

The speech set the policy tone for Adams’s presidency by articulating a nationalist program for federal involvement in economic development, education, and science that would shape political debate during his term.

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