Bright Lights and Dim Bulbs: 19 Smartest & Dumbest Presidents and Hopefuls, by IQ Score


#8 John Adams

John Adams

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IQ: 142.5

John Adams was the second president and served as vice president to George Washington, but unlike Washington, Adams was formally educated. He studied at Harvard University and helped to negotiate a peace treaty during the Revolutionary War and avoid a war with France during his time as president.

Adams was an avid diarist and correspondent and had many of his political theories published.

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