Andrew Jackson: The Firebrand

Very Presidential with Ashley Flowers

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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He rang in his presidency with a legendary kick-off party that ended with free-for-all punch bowls on the White House lawn. But really, the celebration marked the beginning of an absolutely disastrous two terms. Violence, racism and chauvinism were in Jackson’s blood—from deadly duels to Native American massacres to the demonic death march he directed across the country. To view this episode’s full list of sources, please visit parcast.com/verypresidential Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Andrew Jackson had a long face and striking blank eyes.
0:08.5	But you already knew that thanks to the $20 bills that are plastered with his face.
0:13.6	You'd think that would be a pretty good legacy for a guy who died almost 200 years ago.
0:19.2	But Andrew Jackson wouldn't have been charmed by his little green portraits because he
0:24.3	hated paper money.
0:26.3	So much so that he messed with the money supply and threw America into one of its earliest
0:31.9	recessions.
0:47.2	Welcome to Very Presidential.
0:49.0	I'm your host Ashley Flowers.
0:51.2	You can find all episodes of Very Presidential and all other park-cast originals for free
0:56.2	on Spotify.
0:57.6	And if you like what you're hearing, reach out on Facebook and Instagram at park-cast
1:01.7	and Twitter at park-cast network.
1:04.0	Today, I'm looking at Andrew Jackson.
1:06.8	He's often called things like fiery.
1:09.6	He had a bullet permanently lodged next to his heart thanks to his love for dueling,
1:14.4	generally a soldier type.
1:16.2	But behind his man of the people image was a party full of bigoted old boy camaraderie
1:22.8	and it left America hanging by a thread.
1:27.9	The degenerate Jackson White House and the tactics that kept it all under wraps are coming
1:32.8	up.
1:33.8	Stay with us.
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