[Kevin_OKeeffe]

The only family which could have served as America's royal family would have been the Adamses. I don't think there's any doubt that at least up until the Second World War, the Adams family would have been a beneficial influence on the American people. Henry Adams, who served as a sort of behind-the-scenes Secretary of State during the McKinley/TR administrations (his best friend formally held the office, but Henry Adams had the stronger personality), was an ardent racialist. Not that this was such an unusual thing 100 years ago, but never-the-less, he was quite eloquent and unashamedly outspoken on the subject of America being a country solely of and for European-descended people. I don't believe he was the last Adams to speak out in that regard, either. The purpose of monarchy is to provide an institution that promotes societal continuity. The Adams family would have been likely to serve usefully in that capacity. They were pretty much the prototypical conservatives (prior to that term becoming one of scorn and derision since the rise of the Bush Junior administration, that is).