What if John Quincy Adams doesn't make the politically disastrous decision to appoint Henry Clay as Secretary of State? Either changing the conditions of the deal (appointing Clay men to other positions) or tossing it out entirely (Clay had the choice of Adams or Jackson, and their was no way he was going to support Jackson).
Could this salvage Adams for a hypothetical second term? Would Clay continue being Speaker? What else would would happen from there involving the Whig Party?
Could this salvage Adams for a hypothetical second term? Would Clay continue being Speaker? What else would would happen from there involving the Whig Party?