When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended.

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Historian Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book, “Making the Presidency,” is a profile of John Adams. But it’s also an instructive examination of how the presidency has evolved to become what it is today.

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer ...