Todd Schafer’s Reviews > American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House > Status Update

Evidently Jackson loved his coffee and tobacci

I never would have thought one of Andrew Jackson's tasked in his presidency in December of 1829 was to negotiate a trade deal with turkey.

In short succession Andrew lost his brother Hugh and the revolutionary war battle, his brother Robert who was treated indignantly by the soldiers when they refused to polish their boots, and finally his own mother who shortly thereafter these incidents went to cure for sick nephew. She never returned

There is historical debate as to whether Jackson was born in north or south carolina, his dad died before he was born and he was named after him.

I had forgotten that JQ Adam's was a one term president. Very strange in that he retained John C Calhoun as VP. He ended up being openly antagonistic to Jackson and he switched up for Vanburen