Andrew Jackson

Biography of Vice President John C. Calhoun (1825-1829)

Presidencies of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

Biography by Mark O. Hatfield, with the Senate Historical Office. Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-1993    » read more »

Andrew Jackson (1829 - 1837)

More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man.

Born in a backwoods settlement in the Carolinas in 1767, he received sporadic education. But in his late teens he read law for about two years, and he became an outstanding young lawyer in Tennessee. Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel.    » read more »

MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1833

Fellow-Citizens:    » read more »

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1829

Fellow-Citizens:

About to undertake the arduous duties that I have been appointed to perform by the choice of a free people, I avail myself of this customary and solemn occasion to express the gratitude which their confidence inspires and to acknowledge the accountability which my situation enjoins. While the magnitude of their interests convinces me that no thanks can be adequate to the honor they have conferred, it admonishes me that the best return I can make is the zealous dedication of my humble abilities to their service and their good.    » read more »

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