How to be manlier, with JQA

The POTUS Notice // Presidential Briefs
Written By Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

ISSUE NO. 10.5 // PRESIDENTIAL LIFEHACK

John Quincy Adams wanted his sons to be more manly, so he lit his gun on fire, scalded his hand, and wounded his eyes. (Not on purpose. He didn’t realize the gunpowder was already loaded and he added more. KA-BOOM.)

His injuries were treated with leeches. (Well, that sucks!) Whined the oh-so-masculine JQA: “it seemed to me that four hooks were tearing that side of my face into quarters.”

Moral of the story: when attempting to be macho, make sure your plan doesn’t backfire.

 

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Heather Rogers, America's Preeminent Presidential Doodler

Heather isn’t a historian, an academic, or an impartial storyteller… but she has read more than one book about every U.S. president. Out of spite. She was dubbed America’s Preeminent Presidential Doodler by one of her favorite authors and she’s been repeating it ever since. When she’s not reading or doodling history books, she’s a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

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