“I must decline accepting the honor intended to be bestowed … — my republican feelings and principles forbid it — the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.” These words were written by ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. On July 8, 1838, the seventh president of the United States, General Andrew Jackson, informed his minister, the Reverend Dr.

Andrew Jackson is the only president of the United States who got the better of his attempted assassin. The aged Jackson was ...

Presidents in 1800s expand wartime and veto powers: expansions of executive power in the 1800s under Presidents Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk and Abraham Lincoln. Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) Introduced ...