Andrew Jackson was a divisive president ... A furious gun battle erupted, leaving a policeman and an assassin dead. Truman and his family were left unharmed. Gerald Ford’s presidency is a ...

Andrew Jackson was exiting the U.S. Capitol’s East ... So Lawrence pulled out a second pistol and—as Jackson rushed at the would-be assassin with his cane—pulled the trigger again.

Editor's note: H.W. Brands is the author of “Andrew Jackson” and other works of American history. He is a professor of history at the University of Texas-Austin and is a two-time finalist for ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was ...