Legit. in 1828, he came up against a populist leader named andrew jackson. he loses the presidency after the inauguration his son, george washington adams dies on his way to washington. probably a suicide he falls off the back of a steamer ship called the ben franklin and dies. he s depressed and crushed a couple of local guys come to his house one day in 1830 and they say, we think you should stand for the house of representatives. he agrees. he doesn t tell his wife she reads about it in the newspapers and he gets elected by almost a complete blowout he goes into the house and he embraces that. his son looks as it as a taking a step down. his wife looks as he s taking a step down. how can a president go into the ....