USH: Jackson Years Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:40:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Andrew Jackson – Good Evil & The Presidency – PBS Documentary https://daniellazar.com/2020/05/12/andrew-jackson-good-evil-the-presidency-pbs-documentary-2/ Tue, 12 May 2020 20:38:32 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5948 This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America’s 7th president, who boldly founded the Democratic Party – yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film tells a story with startling relevance to the modern presidency by … Continue reading Andrew Jackson – Good Evil & The Presidency – PBS Documentary →

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]]> Andrew Jackson – Good Evil & The Presidency – PBS Documentary https://daniellazar.com/2018/05/16/andrew-jackson-good-evil-the-presidency-pbs-documentary/ Wed, 16 May 2018 07:54:46 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5841 The post Andrew Jackson – Good Evil & The Presidency – PBS Documentary appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

]]> Andrew Jackson: Amazing https://daniellazar.com/2014/02/06/andrew-jackson-amazing/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:18:42 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4849 One hundred and seventy-nine years ago today, President Andrew Jackson had a close call. The 67-year-old president emerged from a funeral in the House chamber and was set upon by Richard Lawrence, a housepainter who was off that day. Initiating what would become the first assassination attempt in American history, Lawrence tried to fire his pistol. It … Continue reading Andrew Jackson: Amazing →

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]]> Mudslinging in 1800 and Beyond https://daniellazar.com/2012/11/04/mudslinging/ Sun, 04 Nov 2012 07:39:10 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3966 I want to push back a bit on the Diehl-Rocks thesis that the election of 1828 is the genesis of dirty campaigning. Thomas Jefferson supporters accused Adams of being a hermaphrodite with “neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.” In response, the Adams campaign accused Jefferson … Continue reading Mudslinging in 1800 and Beyond →

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]]> Bad Precedent: Andrew Jackson’s assault on habeas corpus https://daniellazar.com/2010/01/01/bad-precedent-andrew-jacksons-assault-on-habeas-corpus/ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:09:27 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1915 Jackson was a natural populist, but he also had a fiercely autocratic streak. One enemy likened him to an “exasperated rhinoceros.” Read this piece on Jackson’s attack on civil liberties from the New Yorker

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