(Morgan gives the last clue.) John Quincy Adams & Martin Van Buren were characters in this 1997 film in which I starred with Djimon Hounsou
The film opens 
aboard the Amistad, with Joseph Cinqu (Djimon Hounsou) slowly prying a nail 
.... he depends on Roger Baldwin and John Quincy Adams, the more 
sophistication his clothing shows.