Andrew Jackson

Lottery Opens For Tickets To Wh Easter Egg Roll

... in the first few days of his administration. Jon Meacham, who wrote a 2008 biography of Jackson titled "American Lion," said Trump has echoed Jackson's outsider message to rural America by pledging to be a voice for "forgotten men and women." But he says it's "not the cleanest analogy." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File). Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:25 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local). 12:15 p.m. The lottery for tickets to next month's White House Easter Egg Roll opened Wednesday. But hurry, it closes in three days. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump previously announced that the 139-year-old tradition of rolling pastel-colored, hard-boiled eggs across the White House South Lawn will take place April 17. Tickets are available only through the lottery, which opened at noon Wednesday and closes at noon Saturday. The website is __link__ It doesn't cost anything to enter; tickets are also free. The White House says winners will be notified by email on March 31. Families with children ages 13 and under may participate in the day of festivities. The annual ...

The Attempted Assassination Of Andrew Jackson

... prevented him from receiving that money because he opposed reauthorizing the charter for the Second Bank of the United States. At the trial in April 1835, with attorney Francis Scott Key prosecuting, Lawrence announced to the jurors , “It is for me, gentlemen, to pass upon you, and not you upon me.” He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and confined to a hospital for the mentally ill until his death in 1861. But Jackson had good reason to think he had raised the ire of fellow politicians. “Jackson was ill-tempered, a fierce hater, unbending, dictatorial and vindictive,” writes Mel Ayton in Plotting to Kill the President. And one of Lawrence’s stated motives for the attack—Jackson’s opposition to the Second Bank of the U. S.—was a real source of political antagonism. In the years before the assassination attempt, Jackson came out swinging against the Bank of the United States (BUS). The chartered ...

Andrew Jackson's Legacy Touches Four Generations Of Nashville Family

... the Andrew Jackson Memorial Association, and helped plan Jackson Day in Nashville. Following in patriarch's footsteps, Spradley's great-grandmother, grandmother and mother each served on the Ladies’ Hermitage Association (now the Andrew Jackson Foundation). Eventually, Spradley felt moved to do the same — though with some reservations, at first. She isn't a history buff, she said. But others assured her she would find her way, just as the generations before her had. And she did. Test your Andrew Jackson knowledge with this quiz. Spradley has been a member of the board for nearly a decade. During that time, she has chaired the Hermitage Gala, served as the head of the development committee and held several roles on the executive committee, including vice regent and now regent. Buy Photo. A sterling silver spoon and a hardback book are two of the historical pieces Frances Spradley has that represent her family's four generations of service to The Hermitage. (Photo: Jessica Bliss / ...

Trump Cites Andrew Jackson As His Hero

... Jackson is regarded as the founder of the Democratic Party and won the popular vote, there are more than a few resemblances between the forces that elected the seventh president and the 45 th. Jackson, like Trump, was a wealthy man who gave voice to the frustrations and anger of working-class whites against moneyed interests. A departure from the mannered elite who had been elected before him, the frontiersman son of Scots-Irish immigrants was known as “the people’s president.”. He upended the established order in Washington. As Trump has sought to do, Jackson wielded his executive powers boldly. An 1832 cartoon, captioned “King Andrew I,” depicted him in a crown and ermine robe. His was an appeal that the establishment of his day had difficulty understanding or accepting. But unlike the current president, Jackson served in the military — becoming a national hero when he commanded a defeat ...

Remembering Andrew Jackson, Jacksonville’s Namesake, On The 250th Anniversary Of His Birth

... history professor Dan Feller, director of an ongoing project to publish Jackson’s papers. “People either hate Jackson or they love him. He was either the country’s first great Democrat or the first great demagogue.”. Robert Remini, the official historian of the U. S. House of Representatives and author of a dozen Jackson biographies, said Old Hickory’s image has suffered unfairly. “Being the expansionist that he was, he understood more than most how important it was for the U. S. to expand into Florida and westward,” Remini said. “He even suggested invading Cuba, because he saw it as a great danger. That didn’t happen, but that’s the vision the man had…. He’s not given credit for the good that he did and the importance of what he did.”. Naming Jacksonville. What is now Jacksonville was a small, scrabbly community built around a bend in the St. Johns River in the early 1800 s. It was known as Cowford then, so named because early ...

Andrew Jackson Born To Scots-irish Immigrants, March 15, 1767

... President John C. Calhoun, the South Carolinian who led the fight to do away with protective tariffs, prompting Calhoun to resign. His biggest battle, however, came over the Second Bank of the United States — effectively a government-sponsored monopoly although nominally a private firm. Clay and Webster, who had served as lawyers for the bank, led the fight in Congress to recharter the institution. “The bank,” Jackson told Martin Van Buren, “is trying to kill me, but I will kill it!” Jackson vetoed the rechartering legislation, accusing the bank of seeking undue economic privilege. Morning Media. Your guide to the media circus. Sign Up. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Jackson won reelection in 1836, defeating Clay over the issue. Shortly after Van Buren, Jackson’s second-term vice president, succeeded him in the White House, Jackson saw his only two missed opportunities as not being able to “shoot Henry Clay or ...

Trump To Challenge Obama-era Fuel Standards, Praise Andrew Jackson

... including General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota, last month urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to relax the standards, saying they will drive up car costs, price customers out of the market and depress the industry. Obama’s EPA had argued the costs to consumers were mitigated by gas savings and that the rules would decrease greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Trump campaigned on eliminating “job killing” regulations, and the administration is expected to take additional steps in the coming days to roll back environmental regulations. Environmentalists expect Trump to ease the gas mileage requirements, which translate to a fleet-wide average of 36 mpg in real-world driving by 2025. “This change makes no sense. Mileage standards save consumers money at the gas pump, make Americans less dependent on oil, reduce carbon pollution and advance innovation,” said Rhea Suh, president of the Natural ...

Trump Touts Gop Health Care Plan At Tenn. Rally

... Trump says in the statement that "the Senate's broad, bipartisan support for General Mc Master affirms that he is the right person for this job.". 12:15 p.m. The lottery for tickets to next month's White House Easter Egg Roll opened Wednesday. But hurry, it closes in three days. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump previously announced that the 139-year-old tradition of rolling pastel-colored, hard-boiled eggs across the White House South Lawn will take place April 17. Tickets are available only through the lottery, which opened at noon Wednesday and closes at noon Saturday. The website is __link__. It doesn't cost anything to enter; tickets are also free. The White House says winners will be notified by email on March 31. Families with children ages 13 and under may participate in the day of festivities. The annual Easter Egg Roll dates to 1878 and the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. 11:02 a.m. The White House says President Donald Trump told a Saudi delegation that he hopes to continue their consultations for regional issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian ...

Trump Likely To Revisit Andrew Jackson Legacy In Nashville

... of a Congressional Budget Office report that says the GOP's health care plan would leave 14 million people without coverage next year and 24 million uninsured by 2026. The plan is disliked by both far-right conservatives, who want a large-scale repeal as they believe they were promised, and by Democrats, who oppose the loss of coverage for so many. It's unclear if Trump can match the ability of Jackson, who also served in the Tennessee Senate, to direct public theatrics toward political goals. In one instance, Jackson is said to have shouted down and scared off callers who had come asking for economic relief during a crisis over the Bank of the United States, Meacham has written. Afterward, his anger disappeared immediately and, with a smirk, he asked an aide, "Didn't I manage them well?". Jackson "was someone who understood his own weaknesses, and was often able to compensate for them," Meacham said. "That's something that I don't think we've seen this president be able to do yet.". Read More. VIEW COMMENTS. Senate ...

How To Celebrate President Andrew Jackson's 250th Birthday

... to 3 p.m. Designed for a Kindergarten through 12 th grade audience, students and chaperones will hear about the lives of past commanders in chief through actors portraying Jackson and his presidential peers. Hands-on activities, like wreath decorating and helmet making, also will be options. An Evening With Five Presidents: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hear about the lives of past commanders in chief through actors portraying five presidents, including Jackson and George Washington. This will take place in The Hermitage’s renovated theater. A reception will follow. March 17-18. War of 1812 Military Encampment: 8 a.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday. Join more than 150 costumed interpreters as they recreate a military encampment from the War of 1812. Talk to interpreters about the militia and watch a drilling practice. March 18. War of 1812 Campfire Tour: 7-9 p.m. Take a lantern tour of the militia encampment created on The Hermitage ...

Andrew Jackson’s Warnings For Donald Trump

... and concerns of the unconnected were secondary to those who were on the inside.” This is a fair approximation of the “deep state” Trump and his supporters believe — with some reason — is out to sabotage him. There’s the combativeness. Jackson viewed all conflict in military terms. Trump is ever the “counterpuncher.”. There’s the emphasis on loyalty. Jackson went so far as to exile his niece from the White House when she wouldn’t warm up to Eaton (she was married to Jackson’s secretary, who had to choose between her and Jackson). Trump aides must defend the indefensible when the president goes off half-cocked, knowing that their vigor in defense is considered a loyalty test. There’s the backdrop of hostile polite opinion. Jackson’s critics considered him “unbalanced and dictatorial,” as Meacham puts it. Sound familiar. Finally, both Jackson and Trump viewed the ...