1. John Quincy Adams
President James Madison then appointed him to Minister to Russia in 1809. ... Adams also was the mind behind the Monroe Doctrine, which warned that the United States would oppose any European interference in the internal affairs of an American nation or further European colonization of territory in the Western Hemisphere. ... He wanted to be President, but although Adams was the most distinguished member of the Monroe Cabinet, his success was somewhat neutralized by his lack of friends and organizational backing. ... He was appointed Minister to Russia and later appointed as the Secretary o...
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