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S2E02 - Ah yes, the White House's first true sex scandal. Listen in to learn how Margaret Eaton, the spicy daughter of a tavern keeper, scandalized the ladies of Washington society, caused a major rift in Andrew Jackson's cabinet, and inadvertently affected the future of the presidency. This episode has it all: gossip, possible infidelity, Italian scam artists, and vice-presidential scheming.    Email pardonme.presidentialpod@gmail.com to contact us or issue corrections (with sources, please)!   Produced and Edited by Trent Thomson and Marissa Macy Original music by Noise of Approval Graphic design by Darcey Mckinney   Sources:  The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson by David S. Brown The Petticoat Affair : Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by John F. Marszalek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHY7_iatbs https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/03/peggy-eaton.html

(Christine) In January of 1829, a widow named Margaret O'Neale Timberlake married John Eaton, a United States Senator with his star on the rise. Inspired by the suggestion of a Footnoting History listener, Christine uses this episode to dive into the details of her life, including the marriage that caused tempers to flare in President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet and the lesser-discussed drama of her later years.

On this episode of Here's Where It Gets Interesting, we discuss someone whose defiance of social and moral convention irrevocably shaped the nation's political stage during the Antebellum years. In the 1800s, the role of Victorian women–especially the wealthy wives of prominent political figures–was to serve as protectors of our nation's values. Those values centered around the home and church: wives were dutiful, modest, faithful, and charitable. But there are always rule-breakers, aren't there? Today, we talk about the Petticoat Affair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Jackson presided over one of the wildest cabinets in Presidential history....the sex scandal involving his Secretary of War nearly ruined the Nation before it got truly started. Check out how a pretty barmaid named Peggy directly effected TWO entire Presidencies. Enjoy Guests Criss Madd and Paige from "Ghosted"

We've a proper treat for you this week Airheads! It's the first POA switcheroo, as Corey covers the overlap between fancy and rednecks, specifically as it pertains to the sport of golf (yes, there is such a thing as redneck golf). Then, it's time for Professor Crow, as Trae educates us on the downfall of Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, I.e. the Petticoat Affair. TRENDINGNOW Be sure to follow Puttin' On Airs, Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester on ALL SOCIAL MEDIA!!! Puttin' On Airs https://www.facebook.com/PuttinOnAirs/ https://twitter.com/puttinonairspod https://www.instagram.com/puttinonairspod/ Trae Crowder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA https://www.facebook.com/traecrowder https://twitter.com/traecrowder https://www.instagram.com/officialtraecrowder https://www.patreon.com/TraeCrowder Corey Ryan Forrester https://www.youtube.com/c/CoreyRyanForresterComedy https://www.facebook.com/CoreyRyanForrester/ https://twitter.com/coreyrforrester https://www.instagram.com/coreyrforrester/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE to WATCH full episodes EVERY WEEK PLUS BONUS CONTENT! - https://www.youtube.com/c/PuttinOnAirsPodcast PLEASE SUPPORT OUR AWESOME SPONSORS: EVERYPLATE - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.79 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code: poa179 SAVEWITHCONRAD.com - Make your financial dreams a reality. Visit SaveWithConrad.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've a proper treat for you this week Airheads! It's the first POA switcheroo, as Corey covers the overlap between fancy and rednecks, specifically as it pertains to the sport of golf (yes, there is such a thing as redneck golf). Then, it's time for Professor Crow, as Trae educates us on the downfall of Andrew Jackson's Cabinet, I.e. the Petticoat Affair. TRENDINGNOW Be sure to follow Puttin' On Airs, Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester on ALL SOCIAL MEDIA!!! Puttin' On Airs https://www.facebook.com/PuttinOnAirs/ https://twitter.com/puttinonairspod https://www.instagram.com/puttinonairspod/ Trae Crowder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTHsQd-vRXK1bp4vpifl6yA https://www.facebook.com/traecrowder https://twitter.com/traecrowder https://www.instagram.com/officialtraecrowder https://www.patreon.com/TraeCrowder Corey Ryan Forrester https://www.youtube.com/c/CoreyRyanForresterComedy https://www.facebook.com/CoreyRyanForrester/ https://twitter.com/coreyrforrester https://www.instagram.com/coreyrforrester/ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE PAGE to WATCH full episodes EVERY WEEK PLUS BONUS CONTENT! - https://www.youtube.com/c/PuttinOnAirsPodcast PLEASE SUPPORT OUR AWESOME SPONSORS: EVERYPLATE - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.79 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code: poa179 SAVEWITHCONRAD.com - Make your financial dreams a reality. Visit SaveWithConrad.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Andrew Jackson's inauguration day, citizens mobbed the White House, breaking furniture and fine china. It was a sign of troubles to come. Elected as a populist president, Jackson was dogged by chaos and controversy from his first days in office. But a sex scandal known as “The Petticoat Affair” was minor compared to the challenges that lay ahead for America's seventh president.Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App. https://wondery.app.link/historytellersPlease support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tina and Hillary cover civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the Petticoat Affair. Tina's Story Medgar Evers started his work as a civil rights activist in the 1950s and eventually became a leading figure in Mississippi. BUT, after Evers was assassinated, his death galvanized the civil rights movement. Hillary's Story In 1829 Margaret “Peggy” Timberlake married US Senator John Eaton. But when the wives of high profile Washington DC elites find her behavior unacceptable, they embark on a crusade to shun her which leads to long lasting political challenges for Andrew Jackson's cabinet. Sources Tina's Story Britannica Medgar Evers (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Medgar-Evers) Clarion Ledger Evers' assassin said still at large (https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2011/01/23/evers-assassin-said-still-at-large/28936323/)--by Jerry Mitchell FBI Medgar Evans (https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/medgar-evers) History Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is assassinated (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/medgar-evers-assassinated) Library of Congress Medgar Evers: A Hero in Life and Death (https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2021/07/medgar-evers-a-hero-in-life-and-death/)--by Neely Tucker Medgar Evers' Role in Civil Rights Law (https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2021/07/medgar-evers-role-in-civil-rights-law/)--by Jennifer Davis Life Medgar Evers' Funeral, June, 1963 (https://www.life.com/history/behind-the-picture-medgar-evers-funeral-june-1963/)--by Ben Cosgrove Marymount Assassination & Aftermath (https://commons.marymount.edu/prestontopic/assassination-aftermath/) NAACP Medgar Evans (https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/civil-rights-leaders/medgar-evers) National Geographic How the assassination of Medgar Evers galvanized the civil rights movement (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/medgar-evers-assassination-galvanized-civil-rights-movement)--by Erin Blakemore The New York Times Mississippi Reveals Dark Secrets of a Racist Time (https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/18/us/mississippi-reveals-dark-secrets-of-a-racist-time.html)--by Kevin Sack NPR WLRN Fifty Years After Medgar Evers' Killing, The Scars Remain (https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/06/05/188727790/fifty-years-after-medgar-evers-killing-the-scars-remain) PBS News Hour The Medgar Evers Assassination (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/media-jan-june02-evers_04-18) Shapell JFK's Drafted Letter to Medgar Evers' Widow, Myrlie, on Evers' Assassination (https://www.shapell.org/manuscript/jfk-condolence-letter-medgar-evers-1963/) SNCC Digital Medgar Evers Murdered (https://snccdigital.org/events/medgar-evers-murdered/) The Witness "Turn Me Loose!": The Assassination of Medgar Evers (https://thewitnessbcc.com/turn-me-loose-the-assassination-of-medgar-evers/)--by Jemar Tisby Photos Medgar Evers (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Medgar_Evers.jpg)--Photo Credit: Fair Use Klansman Bryon De La Beckwith (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/Byron_De_La_Beckwith.jpg)--Photo Credit: Fair Use Rifle used by De La Beckwith (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/6.13%2C_1963._Rifle_that_killed_Medgar_Evers._Located_latent_fingerprints_on_telescopic_site._Medgar_was_shot_off_Delta_Drive%2C_Jackson%2C_Miss..png/1920px-6.13%2C_1963._Rifle_that_killed_Medgar_Evers._Located_latent_fingerprints_on_telescopic_site._Medgar_was_shot_off_Delta_Drive%2C_Jackson%2C_Miss..png)--Photo Credit: Mississippi Department of Archives and History via Fair Use Medgar Evers' son, Darrel, being comforted by his mom, Myrile (https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/06/04/ap418734580612-b934a5c588e4cd5e37bd7b70675ef3e075e74763-s1600-c85.webp)--Photo Credit: Associated Press via NPR Hillary's Story History (President Jackson appoints John Eaton as secretary of war and starts scandal) The New York Times Book Review The Petticoat Affair Review (https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/15/bib/980315.rv131906.html)by Douglas Sylva Owlcation Peggy Eaton, Andrew Jackson, and the Petticoat Affair (https://owlcation.com/humanities/Peggy-Eaton-Andrew-Jackson-and-the-Petticoat-Affair)--by DOUG WEST Wikipedia Petticoat Affair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petticoat_affair) YouTube History Brief: the Peggy Eaton Special (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FivM5PmE8h8)--by Reading Through History The Real Housewives of the White House | The Petticoat Affair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgFMrIFvk20)--by Have History Will Travel Photos Peggy Eaton (https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018-07-06/27p2.jpg)--Photo Credit: Public Domain via The Colombia Starr Floride Calhoun (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Floride_Calhoun_nee_Colhoun.jpg)--Photo Credit: Public Domain Peggy O'Neal Cigar Box (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Peggy-O%27Neal_image.jpg)--Photo Credit: Public Domain The Gorgeous Hussy Movie Poster (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Gorgeousposter1x.jpg)--Photo Credit: Fair Use

This is the inaugural episode of an introductory four-part mini-series regarding the First Ladies of the United States of America. The New Nation's inception thought nothing of what to call the President's wife as "First Lady" did not appear in print until thirty-six years after Martha Washington's death. Because women have been so thoroughly shafted in history, much of our familiarity of them come from personal correspondence, leaving us to know some better than others; compare the five existing notes of Mrs. Washington to the over 1,200 of "Mrs. President," Abigail Adams. Unfortunately, a number of those presidential partners chose to destroy letters to protect the legacy of the men under which they were operose. Get to know the First wives, daughters, and nieces from the birth of the Republic until the end of the Civil War. The White House will be built, burned, and renovated several times over by a diverse pool of American Queens, including a First Lady who dies there, one that never steps foot inside the home, and one that deputed "Hail to the Chief" as its theme song. Additionally, we will meet the mysterious "Rose of Long Island," explore a Presidential love affair worthy of Van Halen and dive into the ignominious Petticoat Affair where the "Mean Girls" of the Washington elite cause an uproar in the President's cabinet.

Sex, war, and presidential scandal: an all too familiar combination. In this episode of Thick & Thin, we go over a U.S. History lesson not taught in school — the Petticoat Affair. Our hero, Peggy Eaton. A woman known for her lurid past, caused chaos in the Presidential Cabinet when she married the Secretary of War, John Eaton. An event that ultimately resulted in the resignations of multiple Cabinet members.  // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: https://daily.jstor.org/why-hoop-petticoats-were-scandalous/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-appoints-john-eaton-as-secretary-of-war-and-starts-scandal https://daily.jstor.org/the-mrs-eaton-affair/ https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/03/peggy-eaton.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Eaton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had intended to cover the First Ladies a while ago, which ended up morphing into an episode about Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart. The FLOTUS material got put aside for a separate series of 20-minute audio lectures that has been collecting dust for over a year. This is the culmination of parts one through five of those courses. Get to know the wives, daughters and nieces who have been behind every man to be President of the United States from the birth of the nation until the inception of the American Red Cross in 1881. The White House will be built, burned, and renovated several times over by an eclectic pool of American Queens, including the “Rose of Long Island”, a cross-eyed equestrian with a strict dress code, and a surprising number of FLOTUS' that did not support Women's Suffrage. As a bonus we'll explore a Presidential love affair worthy of Van Halen and dive into the ignominious Petticoat Affair where the "Mean Girls" of the Washington elite cause uproar in the president's cabinet.

On today's episode of Snapshots, we start by looking at a political scandal that ruined careers. That's right, it's time for the Petticoat Affair! Then, we are looking at the tragic death of Marvin Gaye, who was shot and killed by his own father. After that, the first use of fingerprints is used in a murder trial! Typical, money ends up on top. Lastly, Footloose reigns supreme in both the theatre and the top 100 music charts. Don't forget to answer this week's trivia question with the link below! PS, you can watch these episodes on YouTube :) Answer Trivia (we're still finishing the website but you can answer trivia in the meantime with this link!) - https://bit.ly/39OpJq6  More Shows -> https://amalfi.media/shows Amalfi Instagram -> @AmalfiMedia Amalfi Twitter -> @Amalfi_Media Email Blaine: snapshots@amalfimedia.com.

“The Petticoat Affair is an amazing name. To me, it reads like a bodice-ripper title - this would be some sultry book you would take to the beach or it sounds like an old period movie.  I love this story because  it combines several things that you and I love which is women's history, there are some really interesting women who play in this story; presidential history, we're going to mention a lot of names that have come up in previous episodes; and it's sort of this great little scandal." Tour Guide Tell All digs into the life and marriages of one beautiful DC woman, which became not just local gossip but a literal issue of national importance.  Learn how Andrew Jackson upended his Cabinet, the double standards for women in the 19th Century, and what Martin Van Buren has to do with any of this.  Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.comSupport Tour Guide Tell All:Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellallCheck out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://tour-guide-tell-all.myshopify.com/Become a Patron for bonus episodes and early release: https://www.patreon.com/tourguidetellallIf you’re interested in more information, we find these sources helpful:Ghost & Scandals Tours - DC By FootOak Hill Cemetery - DC By FootPeggy Eaton - History of American Women BlogJohn H. Eaton - Miller Center at UVAThe Petticoat War - Boundary Stones, WETAMartin Van Buren - The White House John C. Calhoun - US Senate"Just Say Wench" - The Washington PostYou’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner & Becca GrawlThe Person Responsible for it Sounding Good: Dan KingTechnical & Admin Work Done During Toddler Naptime: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss Andrew Jackson and the women who revolved around his presidency. We start by talking about how difficult it is to track women, especially women who marry through historical documents and time because their names change so much. We then examine the elections of 1824, 1828, and 1832 to understand the nastiness of those elections and how Jackson's wife and mother were regular targets. Jackson's first cabinet dissolved due to a scandal that revolved around Peggy Eaton, the wife of his Secretary of War. In the second half, we talk about Jackson's legacy of native American removal and genocide. We tell the story of his final solution to dealing with the natives by reading oral histories from native women. Of course, we have a lesson plan for teachers on our website. Bibliography:Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An indigenous peoples' history of the United States. Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.Hicks, Brian. "The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson." Smithsonian Museum. Last modified March 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cherokees-vs-andrew-jackson-277394/.Hill, Mary. Interview with Billie Byrd in Okfuskee Town, OK. April 19, 1937. Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.Horger, Mark. “American Presidential Scandals.” Oklahoma State University. Last modified November 2018. https://origins.osu.edu/article/donald-j-trump-scandal-history- american-political-wrongdoing-russia-burr. Lattimer, Josephine Usray. Interviewed by Amelia Harris. October 13, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.Matthews, Dylan. "Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money." VOX. Last modified April 12, 2016. https://www.vox.com/2016/4/20/11469514/andrew-jackson-indian-removal. Payne, Mary. Interviewed by Ella Robinson in Muskogee, OK. May 10, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.Pennington, Josephine. Interviewed by D.W. Wilson in Hulbert, OK. October 12, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.Schuessler, Jennifer. "Clash of the Historians: Paper on Andrew Jackson and Trump Causes Turmoil." The New York Times. Last modifiedSmith, Margaret Bayard. Letter to Kirkpatrick. Library of Congress. Last modified January 1, 1829. Wood, Kirsten E. ""One Woman so Dangerous to Public Morals": Gender and Power in the Eaton Affair." Journal of the Early Republic 17, no. 2 (1997): 237-75. Accessed December 3, 2020. doi:10.2307/3124447. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/remedialherstory)

Episode 121: A sex scandal occupies Jackson's attention, leading to the dissolution of his entire presidential cabinet! --------- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: A Teacher's History of the United States Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/ateachershist/ Website: www.ateachershistory.com Artwork by Christopher Piret

In our Season 1 finale, we trace Andrew Jackson's feelings about women's honor from his early days as a rowdy outhouse-mover to his tragic relationship with his wife Rachel and finally to the Petticoat Affair – the scandal surrounding Margaret Eaton that nearly took down his entire administration. We'll be back with more brand new episodes soon! Follow us on Facebook for updates. Sources: The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by John F. MarszalekLife of Andrew Jackson by James Parton

In this episode we discuss how Jackson deals with the election loss of 1824 and the notorious corrupt bargain. We go on to delve into how he was elected in 1828 by a wide margin, his inauguration, and finally his first turmoil in office during the Petticoat Affair.

“May God Almighty forgive her murderers as I know she forgave them. I never can.” This is the story of a democratizing America. John Quincy Adams barely has his presidency off the ground and Andrew Jackson’s “common man” crew is already starting his presidential campaign. This election gets ugly fast as each side tells lies so vicious it’s possible they cause or contribute to Rachel Jackson’s death! After Andrew’s rambunctious inauguration, the now widower president stands up for the honor of Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” Eaton in the “Petticoat Affair,” and let’s South Carolinian's sounding off about states’ rights over some tariffs know that “disunion ... is treason.” Too bad Old Hickory can’t completely quell that secession spirit … Finally, we end on a hard note as the Jackson Administration’s support of Indian removal results in the “trail of tears.” We’ll get the full story, but for a short description, I can’t do better than historian Jon Meacham. I’ll let him say it: “Not all great presidents were always good.”

From the beginning, Jackson's administration was riddled with controversy. Citizens mobbed the White House on inauguration day, breaking furniture and fine china. They were only lured out with alcohol. And then there was the "Petticoat Affair." His Secretary of War, John Henry Eaton, was the ideal candidate for what we now call the Secretary of State, but there was one small problem... the most beautiful woman in Washington. John was having an affair with a sailor's wife which started rumors around town... that was nothing compared to the firestorm of gossip around town after he married her just after her husband's tragic death at sea. There was widespread chaos and controversy and Jackson's term was just getting started.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. _______________________________ Martin Van Buren had quite the crazy hair! But what else do we know about him? In this episode of Election College we discuss... Marty's early life in a Dutch speaking household, his small stature and subsequent nicknames, a short time as a state senator, encounters with his slave named Tom, movement into the national political scene, his involvement (or lack of) in the Petticoat Affair, and more! We'll pick up with the rest in the next episode. __________________________ Check out our new logo t-shirt! __________________________ We recorded an audiobook! It’s about the letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr before their fateful duel. Get it for free with a 30 day Audible trial at ElectionCollege.com/DuelingLetters or get it for only $3.99 with your Audible subscription! ___________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook  |  Twitter  | Instagram ________________________ Get a free month of Audible and a free audiobook to keep at ElectionCollege.com/Audible ________________________ Music from: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music ________________________ Some links in these show notes are affiliate links that could monetarily benefit Election College, but cost you nothing extra.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did a bunch of gossip impact the course of history and the lives of several Presidents (and potential Presidents)? The Petticoat Affair, of course! Join us as we dive into the adventures of Peggy Eaton and her many suitors. ______________________________ Check out Jason's other show - Online Marketing Guys! ______________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out!  ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook  |  Twitter  | Instagram ________________________ Get a free month of Audible and a free audiobook to keep at ElectionCollege.com/Audible ________________________ Music from: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music ________________________ Some links in these show notes are affiliate links that could monetarily benefit Election College, but cost you nothing extra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do most Americans know about Andrew Jackson, apart from that he’s on the $20 bill and that he apparently had great hair? Probably not much. Maybe that he was a two-term president who pioneered the aggressive use of the powers of that office, and that he steadfastly opposed the sectionalizing, states-rights tendencies of the South Carolina nullifiers. In short, most of the conventional image of Andrew Jackson situates him firmly as an American. Mark Cheathem‘s new biography Andrew Jackson, Southerner (Louisiana State University Press, 2013) reminds us that Jackson was born and raised in the South, became a wildly successful plantation owner there, and based his formidable political coalition in the American Southwest. Moreover, many of the signal events of Jackson’s presidency — Indian removal, the Eaton Affair (sometimes called the “Petticoat Affair”), and his war against the “Monster Bank” are only fully understandable when Jackson’s southern background is accounted for. Mark Cheathem’s book will ensure that we will never again take Jackson’s southern roots for granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do most Americans know about Andrew Jackson, apart from that he’s on the $20 bill and that he apparently had great hair? Probably not much. Maybe that he was a two-term president who pioneered the aggressive use of the powers of that office, and that he steadfastly opposed the sectionalizing, states-rights tendencies of the South Carolina nullifiers. In short, most of the conventional image of Andrew Jackson situates him firmly as an American. Mark Cheathem‘s new biography Andrew Jackson, Southerner (Louisiana State University Press, 2013) reminds us that Jackson was born and raised in the South, became a wildly successful plantation owner there, and based his formidable political coalition in the American Southwest. Moreover, many of the signal events of Jackson’s presidency — Indian removal, the Eaton Affair (sometimes called the “Petticoat Affair”), and his war against the “Monster Bank” are only fully understandable when Jackson’s southern background is accounted for. Mark Cheathem’s book will ensure that we will never again take Jackson’s southern roots for granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do most Americans know about Andrew Jackson, apart from that he’s on the $20 bill and that he apparently had great hair? Probably not much. Maybe that he was a two-term president who pioneered the aggressive use of the powers of that office, and that he steadfastly opposed the sectionalizing, states-rights tendencies of the South Carolina nullifiers. In short, most of the conventional image of Andrew Jackson situates him firmly as an American. Mark Cheathem‘s new biography Andrew Jackson, Southerner (Louisiana State University Press, 2013) reminds us that Jackson was born and raised in the South, became a wildly successful plantation owner there, and based his formidable political coalition in the American Southwest. Moreover, many of the signal events of Jackson’s presidency — Indian removal, the Eaton Affair (sometimes called the “Petticoat Affair”), and his war against the “Monster Bank” are only fully understandable when Jackson’s southern background is accounted for. Mark Cheathem’s book will ensure that we will never again take Jackson’s southern roots for granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do most Americans know about Andrew Jackson, apart from that he’s on the $20 bill and that he apparently had great hair? Probably not much. Maybe that he was a two-term president who pioneered the aggressive use of the powers of that office, and that he steadfastly opposed the sectionalizing, states-rights tendencies of the South Carolina nullifiers. In short, most of the conventional image of Andrew Jackson situates him firmly as an American. Mark Cheathem‘s new biography Andrew Jackson, Southerner (Louisiana State University Press, 2013) reminds us that Jackson was born and raised in the South, became a wildly successful plantation owner there, and based his formidable political coalition in the American Southwest. Moreover, many of the signal events of Jackson’s presidency — Indian removal, the Eaton Affair (sometimes called the “Petticoat Affair”), and his war against the “Monster Bank” are only fully understandable when Jackson’s southern background is accounted for. Mark Cheathem’s book will ensure that we will never again take Jackson’s southern roots for granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices