Andrew Jackson's Cabinet - White House Historical Association
2020年5月28日 · Jackson also transformed the office of the presidency, including the role of the cabinet, by wielding executive authority that went unmatched until the Civil War. Jackson made several important changes to the White House as well. In 1829, the East Room on the State Floor remained unfinished.
"A House Divided Cannot Stand" - White House Historical …
Over the course of six days in October 1830, President Andrew Jackson and his nephew and private secretary, Andrew Jackson Donelson, engaged in a tense exchange of letters while living under the same roof, the White House. The source of their conflict was the treatment of Margaret Eaton, wife of Secretary of War John Eaton.
Second Spouses - White House Historical Association
2021年1月21日 · One notable historical exception is Floride Calhoun, the wife of Vice President John C. Calhoun, who occupied the office from 1825 to 1832 under two presidents, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. During the latter’s presidency, Floride Calhoun led a group of Cabinet wives who ridiculed Margaret Eaton, the wife of the Secretary of War John ...
Emily Donelson - White House Historical Association
While in the White House, the Donelsons became embroiled the “Petticoat Affair,” a scandal involving cabinet wife Margaret Eaton and alleged marital impropriety. Several of Jackson’s cabinet members and their wives, including Emily, excluded Eaton over these rumors.
Andrew Jackson's Cabinet - White House Historical Association
A floorplan of the second floor of the Executive Mansion during Jackson’s presidency.
Andrew Jackson's Cabinet - White House Historical Association
On March 10, 1829, President Andrew Jackson moved into the White House. Fifteen years earlier, the British had burned the White House during the War of 1812. Pr...
Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet - White House Historical Association
2020年5月29日 · Captured beautifully by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and then featured in the film Lincoln, Lincoln’s cabinet is one of the best known in American history. President Lincoln carefully selected his department secretaries to bring …
A "Dark Horse" in Sunlight and Shadow
In keeping with the mode established by his mentor Andrew Jackson, Polk would dominate his cabinet, thereby increasing the powers of his office. High on the president’s agenda was the acquisition of western lands.
Andrew Jackson - White House Historical Association
Click here to learn more about the enslaved households of President Andrew Jackson. Jackson vowed to make government work for the common man, chastising officials and institutions that threatened republican ideals.
The Enslaved Households of President Martin Van Buren
2019年11月27日 · President Andrew Jackson, a devoted father, wanted to give his son’s new bride a wedding present. In March of 1832, he purchased what he thought would be most helpful for a young woman setting up her own domestic household for the first time – an enslaved woman named Gracy Bradley.1
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