He Was The First President To Be Interviewed By A Female Reporter

An interesting fact about John Quincy Adams is that he was the first president to be interviewed by a woman.

Travel author and publisher Anne Royall have a straightforward recipe for achievement. She treated subscribers kindly while charging $5 for subscriptions, but she was extremely insulting to anyone who didn't pay. Thankfully, John Quincy Adams gave her $5 when he first met her. In addition, he advised her to speak with his wife and pledged to secure her a pension. She cornered him while he was skinny swimming in the Potomac, something he did every day, according to an urban legend. He claims that she asked him about the Bank of the United States and sound money (he supported it). Later, he referred to her as "the virago errant in magical armor."

But Anne Newport Royall had to take a less serious step when she attempted to meet with John Quincy Adams and become the first newspaper reporter to ever interview a sitting president.

Due to her upbringing in a log cabin in western Pennsylvania, Royall developed into a tough competitor with a passion for justice. She sold up her husband Major William Royall's land after his death in 1813 and used the proceeds to go on a trip.