To Marcy, the phrase meant that the winning side in an election has the right to choose people to fill non-elected political ...

The 1828 election was seen as a rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson; the latter won, in part, because of the “Corrupt Bargain” election of 1824. Challenges In Congress, “Whigs,” as ...

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with ... Journal thundered in an 1828 editorial. Throughout the election, Jackson tried to shield Rachel, who already loathed the idea of leaving the Hermitage ...

Frustrated by what he considered a stolen election, Jackson ran again and won in a landslide in 1828. His connection to the working man ensured him reelection to a second term in 1832. After his ...

Jackson’s first election was opposed by his four living predecessors, as Trump’s was by his five. But Jackson was the first and so far only president who determined his party’s presidential ...

In an election year, Jackson understood the political clout this ... Legacy In the genre of presidential portraiture, Andrew Jackson has been one of the most portrayed chief executives in history, ...