Adams won the presidency only because Henry Clay backed him in the run-off in the House of Representatives, but Adams never lived down (false) rumors that he and Clay had cut a Corrupt Bargain.
The man had to live with the false rumors about a corrupt action that never took place.
In Japan, the daily Mainichi Shimbun looked forward in an editorial to the first summit meeting Tuesday between Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.