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Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Andrew Jackson and the Cheese That Pleased a Nation

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.915.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Today on Here's Where It Gets Interesting, we're going to dive in and take a look at some of the actions and eccentricities of the Andrew Jackson presidency. You may think we’ve talked about all of Andrew Jackson’s quirks by now, but NO! We haven’t even scratched the surface. So join us today, and we’ll talk about cheese, the National Debt, and the time Jackson had to climb out a back window of the White House.

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0:00.0

Hello friends, welcome.

0:06.8

So glad you're joining me for another episode of Here's where it gets interesting.

0:10.4

We couldn't move on to the next First Lady in our series without first taking a deeper

0:14.5

look into some of the more notable parts of Andrew Jackson's presidential years.

0:19.1

So buckle up.

0:21.3

Because today we're going to get into it.

0:25.0

And as often as we've talked about Jackson before, I have a previous episode in which

0:28.5

my friend and the host of this American President podcast, Richard Limon, I dished about our favorite

0:34.8

Andrew Jackson stories.

0:36.2

Today we are going to activate a bunch of new brain tangles.

0:41.6

So let's dive in and take a look at some of the actions and eccentricities of the Andrew

0:47.2

Jackson presidency.

0:49.1

I'm Sherry McMahon.

0:51.9

And here's where it gets interesting.

0:55.3

A team of 24 horses came into view as White House staff peered out of the windows waiting

1:06.0

for a special arrival.

1:08.6

First of all, imagine a team of 24 horses.

1:11.9

Okay, think to like, you know, you think about like the Cinderella carriage that team of

1:17.1

horses might be like six or eight horses, a team of 24 horses.

1:23.6

And the horses were pulling a wagon that contained an enormous gift for the president of the United

1:31.8

States.

1:33.0

Andrew Jackson in the main foyer of his White House had a big block of cheese.

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