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		^Votes:0 FRtR > Presidents > Andrew Jackson > A brief biography > Introduction: An Atrocious Saint In A Bewildering Era (1/22) Andrew Jackson 1767 - 1845 7th President of the United States: 1829 - 1837 A brief biography * Quote * Introduction: An Atrocious Saint In A Bewildering Era? A Life of Andrew Jackson Tennessee Statehood; Congressman Jackson (1796-1798) Jackson as Judge and General; More East-West Feuding (1798-1804) Beginnings of Jackson's Career as General (1805-1813) The Creek War 1813-1814 A National Hero - The Battle of New Orleans, Winter 1814-15 Eviction of Indians and Taking of Florida Retirement 1821-1822 Road to the Presidency - Part 1 (1822-24) Road to the Presidency - Part II, The Jackson Coalition 1825-1828 The 1828 Presidential Election The People's Inaugural: J Read More Go to Site


		Andrew Jackson ^Votes:0 But this August dignity I treat of, is not the dignity of kings and robes, but that abounding dignity which has no robed investiture. Thou shalt see it shining in the arm that wields a pick or drives a spike; that democratic dignity which, on all hands, radiates without end from God; Himself! The great God absolute! The centre and circumference of all democracy! His omnipresence, our divine equality! If, then, to meanest mariners, and renegades, and castaways, I shall hereafter ascribe high qualities, though dark...then against all mortal critics bear me out in it, thou just Spirit of Equality, which hast spread one royal mantle of humanity over all my kind! Bear me out in it, thou great democratic God!...Thou who didst pick up Andrew Jackson from the pebbles; who didst hurl him upon a war Read More Go to Site

		Andrew Jackson ^Votes:0 Andrew Jackson [1767-1845] Without union our independence and liberty would never have been achieved; without union they never can be maintained. ... The loss of liberty, of all good government, of peace, plenty, and happiness, must inevitably follow a dissolution of the Union. --Andrew Jackson, Second Inaugural Address, 1833 Table of Contents Childhood The American Revolution Public Career Politics and Elections The Presidency Retirement Further Reading Childhood Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was born in the Waxhaws area near the border between North and South Carolina on March 15, 1767. Jackson's parents lived in North Carolina but historians debate on which side of the state line the birth took place. Jackson was the third child and third son of Scots-Irish Read More Go to Site

		Biography of Andrew Jackson ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man. Bo Read More Go to Site

		Biography of Andrew Johnson ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson With the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states' rights views. Although an honest and h Read More Go to Site

		Biography of Lyndon B. Johnson ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson "A Great Society" for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson. In his first years of office he obtained passage o Read More Go to Site

		Biography of Thomas Jefferson ^Votes:0 PRESIDENT \| VICE PRESIDENT \| FIRST LADY \| MRS. CHENEY \| NEWS Your Government \| History & Tours \| Kids \| E-mail \| En EspaÑol Podcasts RSS Feeds Tours In Person On-Line Panoramic Grounds & Garden Presidents & First Ladies Presidents First Ladies Kid Bios Kids Quiz White House Art Facts EEOB VP Residence Events & Traditions African-American History Month Presidents & Baseball Grounds and Garden Easter Egg Roll Christmas & Holidays State of the Union Resources Historical Association Presidential Libraries Military Air Force One Camp David Marine One Home > History & Tours > Past Presidents > Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson In the thick of party conflict in 1800, Thomas Jefferson wrote in a private letter, "I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of ty Read More Go to Site

		DFC Heroes: Thomas Jefferson ^Votes:0 THOMAS JEFFERSON: Jefferson was the central figure behind the founding of the Democratic Party. He was also the author of the Declaration of Independence, which described the principles of freedom, government by consent of the governed, and equal rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Jefferson was one of the leading voices for individual liberty, and he described the basic principles that are also included in the platform of the Democratic Freedom Caucus: freedom of speech; freedom of religion (he used the phrase "separation of church and state"); a strong Bill of Rights; opposition to corporate welfare; opposition to monopolistic types of licensing laws; the importance of juries in judging the constitutionality of laws; and the importance of limited government, because Read More Go to Site

		From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson: Biography ^Votes:0 FRtR > Presidents > Thomas Jefferson > Biography Biography of Thomas Jefferson Index(3) * Quote * His Early Career Prelude to the Presidency Presidency Read More Go to Site

		Jefferson Digital Archive ^Votes:0 Electronic Texts by or to Jefferson Over 1,700 items, including some color manuscript images. Biography Life of Thomas Jefferson by B. L. Rayner (Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman, & Holden, 1834); Revised and Edited by Eyler Robert Coates, Sr. The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia: A Comprehensive Collection of the Views of Thomas Jefferson 9,000 entries arranged by theme, date, topic, recipient, and place of publication, relating to Government, Politics, Law, Education, Political Economy, Finance, Science, Art, Literature, Religious Freedom, and Morals. Edited by John P. Foley (1900 edition) Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government: Quotations from the Writings of Thomas Jefferson 2,700 excerpts from Jefferson's writings, ordered thematically, illustrating the political philosophy of Thomas Jefferson. Read More Go to Site

		Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum ^Votes:0 Reference Online Holdings Collections List of Holdings Manuscripts and Archives On-Site Research Awards What's New Contact Us LBJ Biographical Chronology Lady Bird Johnson Quick Facts Heads of State Visits Related Links Speeches and Messages Photographs Oral Histories Audio/Video Daily Diary National Security Action Memoranda (NSAM) Forward Introduction AudioVisual Materials Printed Materials Oral History Collection Special Oral History Interviews Telephone Conversations Finding Aids Papers of Lyndon B. Johnson Pre-Presidential Papers Presidential Papers Post-Presidential Papers Collections of Personal and Organizational Papers Records from Government Agencies Researcher Information Researcher Grant Application Independent Researchers D.B. Hardeman Prize General Information Collections Mus Read More Go to Site

		Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States ^Votes:0 Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson became the 36th president of the United States on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963. A skilled promoter of liberal domestic legislation, he was also a staunch believer in the use of military force to help achieve the country's foreign policy objectives. His escalation of American involvement in the Vietnam War eroded his popular standing and led to his decision not to run for reelection to the presidency in 1968. Early Life Johnson was born on Aug. 27, 1908, near Johnson City , Tex., the eldest son of Sam Ealy Johnson, Jr., and Rebekah Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. Politically active, Sam Johnson served five term Read More Go to Site

		Thomas Jefferson in the 19th Century ^Votes:0 The Political Impact of Jefferson in the Nineteenth Century Original Project by Kelly Moulton, 1995 The Architectural Politics of Thomas Jefferson Design Update and new section by Joshua Johns, March 1996 Maintained by Josh Johns The American Studies Group at UVA March 3, 1996 Read More Go to Site

		Thomas Jefferson's Monticello ^Votes:0 Please enable Javascript in your browser to see images of Monticello. Plan Your Visit (enable Javascript to image) Holiday Signature Tours to be conducted on 10 evenings in December Monticello receives NEH grant for visitor center interpretive projects Tickets are now on sale for Holiday Wreath Workshops Jordan to step down as Monticello's president in November 2008 Select a category Agriculture & Gardening Architecture & Design Books & Letters Music & Entertainment Food & Cooking Science & Exploration Politics, Philosophy & Religion Nov. 27 Talk: Jefferson?s Embargo at 200 Nov. 28 Fellows Forum: Jefferson, the U.S., and the Old World Nov. 30 Wreath Workshops More Events » What's New at Monticello Podcast: 10 Questions for Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Lives Online Video Monticello Image Gall Read More Go to Site

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