Eli Lake

Needless to say, the East Coast establishment was not impressed by Jackson filling a rival full of lead. But the electorate felt differently. They didn't care about dueling and bigamy. They voted to send a message to Washington that things were about to change. Jackson's victory should have been his apex, but it was bittersweet.

Needless to say, the East Coast establishment was not impressed by Jackson filling a rival full of lead. But the electorate felt differently. They didn't care about dueling and bigamy. They voted to send a message to Washington that things were about to change. Jackson's victory should have been his apex, but it was bittersweet.

On a trip to Nashville at the end of the campaign, his beloved Rachel picked up a pamphlet accusing her of adultery. She would later write, the enemies of the general have dipped their arrows in wormwood and gall and sped them at me. On December 22nd, 1828, Rachel Jackson suffered a heart attack. She died before Christmas Eve. Andrew Jackson was devastated.

On a trip to Nashville at the end of the campaign, his beloved Rachel picked up a pamphlet accusing her of adultery. She would later write, the enemies of the general have dipped their arrows in wormwood and gall and sped them at me. On December 22nd, 1828, Rachel Jackson suffered a heart attack. She died before Christmas Eve. Andrew Jackson was devastated.

On a trip to Nashville at the end of the campaign, his beloved Rachel picked up a pamphlet accusing her of adultery. She would later write, the enemies of the general have dipped their arrows in wormwood and gall and sped them at me. On December 22nd, 1828, Rachel Jackson suffered a heart attack. She died before Christmas Eve. Andrew Jackson was devastated.

He blamed her death on John Quincy Adams and his allies. He wanted vengeance. He saw himself as his era's Hercules, clearing the Ogden stables of government, and he went to war with the bureaucracy. It's a standard move for populists to target distant, unseen powers, like the government, the banks, or in Donald Trump's case, the media and the deep state.

He blamed her death on John Quincy Adams and his allies. He wanted vengeance. He saw himself as his era's Hercules, clearing the Ogden stables of government, and he went to war with the bureaucracy. It's a standard move for populists to target distant, unseen powers, like the government, the banks, or in Donald Trump's case, the media and the deep state.

He blamed her death on John Quincy Adams and his allies. He wanted vengeance. He saw himself as his era's Hercules, clearing the Ogden stables of government, and he went to war with the bureaucracy. It's a standard move for populists to target distant, unseen powers, like the government, the banks, or in Donald Trump's case, the media and the deep state.

James Parton, one of Jackson's first biographers, writes that he fired 919 civil servants in his first term, a massive number. considering the limited size of the government at the time. And doesn't that also sound like someone we know?

James Parton, one of Jackson's first biographers, writes that he fired 919 civil servants in his first term, a massive number. considering the limited size of the government at the time. And doesn't that also sound like someone we know?

James Parton, one of Jackson's first biographers, writes that he fired 919 civil servants in his first term, a massive number. considering the limited size of the government at the time. And doesn't that also sound like someone we know?

Trump has Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOJ. Andrew Jackson had Martin Van Buren, who would serve as Jackson's Secretary of State, Ambassador to England, and Vice President in his second term. It was Van Buren who would succeed Jackson in the White House in 1837.

Trump has Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOJ. Andrew Jackson had Martin Van Buren, who would serve as Jackson's Secretary of State, Ambassador to England, and Vice President in his second term. It was Van Buren who would succeed Jackson in the White House in 1837.

Trump has Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOJ. Andrew Jackson had Martin Van Buren, who would serve as Jackson's Secretary of State, Ambassador to England, and Vice President in his second term. It was Van Buren who would succeed Jackson in the White House in 1837.

Known as the Little Magician, Van Buren was in charge of divvying up the spoils of government jobs to the victors in the president's new coalition. And it absolutely terrified the postmasters, clerks, and land surveyors who were on the chopping block. In his biography of Andrew Jackson, American Lion, John Meacham relays a great story of how Solomon Van Buren

Known as the Little Magician, Van Buren was in charge of divvying up the spoils of government jobs to the victors in the president's new coalition. And it absolutely terrified the postmasters, clerks, and land surveyors who were on the chopping block. In his biography of Andrew Jackson, American Lion, John Meacham relays a great story of how Solomon Van Buren

Known as the Little Magician, Van Buren was in charge of divvying up the spoils of government jobs to the victors in the president's new coalition. And it absolutely terrified the postmasters, clerks, and land surveyors who were on the chopping block. In his biography of Andrew Jackson, American Lion, John Meacham relays a great story of how Solomon Van Buren

the Postmaster General of Albany, New York, pleaded with Andrew Jackson to please not sack him. Quote, Van Rensselaer went to the White House and waited for Jackson to finish with his guests at a reception. "'General Jackson, I have come here to talk to you about my office,' Van Rensselaer said once he had the president alone.

the Postmaster General of Albany, New York, pleaded with Andrew Jackson to please not sack him. Quote, Van Rensselaer went to the White House and waited for Jackson to finish with his guests at a reception. "'General Jackson, I have come here to talk to you about my office,' Van Rensselaer said once he had the president alone.

the Postmaster General of Albany, New York, pleaded with Andrew Jackson to please not sack him. Quote, Van Rensselaer went to the White House and waited for Jackson to finish with his guests at a reception. "'General Jackson, I have come here to talk to you about my office,' Van Rensselaer said once he had the president alone.