He expanded executive authority greatly and caused the mobilization of the masses in politics for the first time, by appealing to the everyman. Other than that, he was a real jerk--he started the systematic Native genocide, he engaged in the "spoils system," he caused an economic disaster in the late 1830s by mishandling the national banking system... the list goes on.
Wait where does it say Andrew Jackson was half black, and if so good point!
Actually, there's no evidence that he did say it, despite many attributions that can be found on the Internet. (Similar attributions can be found to Andrew Jackson, based on a claim made by Robert Kennedy, but again I can't find that quote in any of Jackson's writings, either.)
Barack Obama is 6' 1" (185 cm) tall, which makes him tied with Andrew Jackson and Ronald Reagan as the 8th-tallest U.S. President to date.
Barack Obama is 6' 1" (185 cm) tall, which makes him tied with Andrew Jackson and Ronald Reagan as the 8th-tallest U.S. President to date.
Michael Jackson
Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson was the 7th President, and Abraham Lincoln (mind your spelling) was number 16. That makes eight more Presidents in between the two.
I Believe It Is "Dang Flabbit" Correct Me If I Am Wrong. -Andrew
Andrew Johnson
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No, he had 10, 2 of which were adopted and 8 that were really relatives, but he and his wives were childless.
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