1824, Adams vs. Jackson: End of an Era

American Elections: Wicked Game

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History

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🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

As America’s regions battle over their disparate interests, five presidential candidates emerge. The 1824 election signals the end of the Era of Good Feelings, the crumbling of the old political establishment, and a new era of American politics.

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0:00.0	It's summer, 1819, in New York.
0:15.0	A group of politicians were gathered in the parlor of a private resident in Manhattan,
0:20.0	but this is not a social affair. It's strictly business.
0:24.0	In New York, the Democratic Republican Party is fractured.
0:27.0	The Republicans, as they often call themselves, are split into two camps,
0:32.0	those who support Governor DeWitt Clinton and those who don't.
0:36.0	The leaders of the anti-Clinton camp, also known as the Bucktails,
0:40.0	are here to listen to Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins speak.
0:44.0	Tompkins is the Bucktail candidate meant to dethrone Governor Clinton in the upcoming
0:48.0	gubernatorial election of 1820.
0:51.0	New York State Representative Martin Vamburin, the leader of the Bucktail faction,
0:55.0	holds court.
0:56.0	Gentlemen, do you know what the two happiest days are in the life of a governor?
1:00.0	No, tell us.
1:01.0	The day he's elected, and the day he's voted out.
1:05.0	What do you think of Vice President Tompkins?
1:09.0	He's far more palatable than Mr. Clinton to be sure.
1:12.0	But who is it?
1:15.0	Huh, excuse me, gentlemen.
1:18.0	Vamburin heads for the front door.
1:21.0	He can barely make out the shadowy figure standing in the obscure evening light.
1:25.0	Excuse me, sir.
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