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  2. List of nicknames of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Jackass: Andrew Jackson's critics disparaged him as a "Jackass"; however, Jackson embraced the animal, making it the unofficial symbol of the Democratic Party. [36] King Andrew [37] for his supposedly excessive use of the veto power. King Mob [38] Old Hickory, [39] allegedly given to him by his soldiers for being as "tough as old hickory".

  3. Andrew Jackson - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.

  4. Presidency of Andrew Jackson - Wikipedia

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    Jackson's nephew, Andrew Jackson Donelson, served as the president's personal secretary, and wife, Emily, acted as the White House hostess. [26] Jackson's inaugural cabinet suffered from bitter partisanship and gossip, especially between Eaton, Vice President John C. Calhoun, and Van Buren. By mid-1831, all except Barry (and Calhoun) had ...

  5. Kitchen Cabinet - Wikipedia

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    A Kitchen Cabinet is a group of unofficial or private advisers to a political leader. [1] The term was originally used by political opponents of President of the United States Andrew Jackson to describe his ginger group, the collection of unofficial advisors he consulted in parallel to the United States Cabinet (the "parlor cabinet") following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the Eaton ...

  6. United States twenty-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Jackson has appeared on the $20 bill since the series of 1928. The placement of Jackson on the $20 bill is considered ironic; as president, he vehemently opposed both the National Bank and use of paper money. After the president of the Second Bank of the United States, Nicholas Biddle, defied Jackson and requested the renewal of the ...

  7. King Andrew the First - Wikipedia

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    "King Andrew the First" is an American political cartoon created by an unknown artist around 1832. [1] The cartoon depicts Andrew Jackson , the 7th United States president , as a monarch holding a veto bill and trampling on the Constitution and on internal improvements of the national banks.

  8. Jacksonian democracy - Wikipedia

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    Jackson's expansion of democracy was exclusively limited to White men, as well as voting rights in the nation were extended to adult white males only. There was also little to no improvement, and in many cases a reduction of the rights of non-white U.S citizens , during the extensive period of Jacksonian democracy, spanning from 1829 to 1860.

  9. The Hunters of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    "The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", is a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. In 1824 and 1828, he used it as his presidential campaign song. [1] [2] [3]