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He was not someone who wanted to be President at an early age. He retired from public service after serving in both Houses of Congress in order to pursue his private ventures. After the War of 1812 called him into military service and he became a famous war hero, his friends and supporters pressured him to run for Senator and President. Why did he want to be President? -- I would say, only because he came to know the other men who were most likely to become president if he did not run and he feared what they might do to the country .

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