John Quincy Adams/presidency 1825-1829

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    This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
    Bible: New Testament Matthew, 3:17.

    A “voice from heaven,” following the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

    The happiness of society is the end of government.
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    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)