With the roads becoming impassable, Lafayette stayed in Washington City for the winter of 1824–1825 and thus was there for the climax of the hotly contested 1824 election in which no presidential candidate was able to secure a majority of the Electoral College, throwing the decision to the House of Representatives. On 9 February 1825, the House selected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams as president; that evening, runner-up General Andrew Jackson shook hands with Adams at the White House as Lafayette looked on.Unger, loc. 7961–7990.
With the roads becoming impassable, Lafayette stayed in Washington City for the winter of 1824–1825 and thus was there for the climax of the hotly contested 1824 election in which n?o presidential can.didate was able to secure a majority of the Electoral College, throwing the decision to the Ho,use of Representatives. On 9 February 1825, the House s.elected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams as president; t:hat evening, runner-up General Andrew Jackson shook hands with Adams at the White House as Lafayette looked on.Unger, loc. 7961–7990.