Democracy Not Found, Please reinstall Constitution
Get ready to scream into a $20 bill, because this episode is one wild, whiskey-soaked ride through the chaos that was Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
Our hosts Kyle and Eric break down the hot mess express of Jacksonian democracy—starting with a literal mob trashing the White House and ending with an economic meltdown that somehow wasn’t even the worst thing he did. (Trail of Tears, anyone?)
We’re spilling all the historically certified tea:
Plus, we absolutely talk about that time Jackson beat an attempted assassin with his cane like he was starring in an 1830s action film. Don’t worry—Eric brought his economist hat, and Kyle’s here to stop the man from combusting on mic.
🎥 Want more context on the complicated history of race, reason, and rage?
Watch our Benjamin Banneker episode (Thomas Jefferson Pt V), referenced in this chaos:https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qG3nWkHKSJ6OUqPPBNNH4?si=hZ5wWh1sSWSfkANj8Y3rCw
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Because if you thought history class was boring, that’s because they didn’t tell you Jackson almost started a war with France over unpaid shipping receipts.
Music:
Semper Fidelis by Heftone Banjo Orchestra, Free MusicArchive, license CC-BY-SA
Images:
Democratic Jackass: Thomas Nast, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Jackson inauguration: Made by Robert Cruickshank as an illustration in the The Playfair papers, published in London by Saunders and Otley in 1841, v. 2., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
John Eaton: John Eaton and Ethel Osgood Mason, authors. Longmans, Green, and Co. (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Martin Van Buren: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
John C Calhoun: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Henry Clay: Matthew Harris Jouett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Peggy Eaton affair: Hoffay, A. A.; Robinson, Henry R.,-1850.Albert. A. Hoffay, published by Henry R. Robinson, 1833, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Floride Calhoun: See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Peggy Eaton: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/128353,Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
John Marshall: Henry Inman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Failed Assassination of Jackson: N/A, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Chief Black Hawk: Charles Bird King, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
