Tennessee’s Incorrigible Andrew Jackson with Richard Lim

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sharon is joined by This American President Podcast host Richard Lim. Together they “nerd out” on facts about an under-the-radar president who was more influential than he’s often given credit for: Andrew Jackson. Listen in as they swap their favorite facts about his blasphemous parrot, Poll, his early capture as a prisoner of war, his propensity for dueling, and even how his opposition to the electoral college shaped the future of federal politics. Andrew Jackson was very instrumental in the early growth of Nashville, and the state of Tennessee. It was there that he met and married his wife, Rachel… who was already married to someone else. While in office, he also completely paid down America’s national debt by vetoing many spending bills. He was a president who reflected the people: both their great flaws and their great abilities.

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0:00.0	Hey friends so happy to have you joining me today and I'm chatting with a fellow
0:06.7	history nerd a governor if you will Richard if you will, Richard Lim, who runs a podcast about the American
0:16.1	presidents, and so who better to chat about a gentleman from Tennessee?
0:21.7	Maybe you've heard me mention him. Andrew Jackson. Let's dive into this
0:25.7	episode. I'm Sharon McMahon. And welcome to the Sharon Sayso Podcast.
0:31.1	I'm so excited today to be joined by my friend Richard, who is a history buff like I am.
0:39.2	And you are a mystery nerd.
0:41.6	We're nerds. And you actually run your own podcast specifically about talking about issues related to the American presidency.
0:51.0	Tell us more about that. Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.
0:53.0	Yeah.
0:54.0	Yeah, just like you fascinated by the 45 men who've served as our 46 presidents and so have that
1:01.8	podcast called This American President and it's just a wonderful
1:06.1	nerd geek outlet for me you know and that's history has been in many ways a refuge
1:12.4	from life learning about other people's lives of
1:15.5	course and so the presidents have always been fascinating it goes back to when my
1:19.8	mom took me to the library as a kid and before I knew it about five years ago a buddy of mine we were talking and we're saying hey you have some great stories about history why don't you share it with people and nowadays you can start a podcast so we started it and here we are and that's
1:34.8	how we got in touch with you so it's been great.
1:37.7	Oh it's always fun to meet other people who are as excited to talk about things as you are because sometimes your own friends and family you're like I've already heard
1:46.1	about this. I just don't need any more fun facts about Andrew Jackson's parrot. I don't need any more fun facts about George
1:56.8	Washington's teeth. I don't need it.
1:59.0	You know, my wife has mastered the art of very gently saying, honey thanks I heard that already you know but but
2:06.4	doing it all in a way that still conveys if you have other facts I'm willing to hear those
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