Andrew Jackson set the standard for the most tumultuous presidential term ever — at least until now.

Trump featured a portrait of famous populist president Andrew Jackson in a prominent place in the Oval Office when he first took office in January as it sat above a smaller portrait of the nation ...

The portrait of President Andrew Jackson has recently made a comeback in the Oval Office. "Old Hickory" -- Jackson's nickname -- has long been a favorite of President Donald Trump. Advertisement ...

Even before he was elected President, Andrew Jackson had been instrumental in forcing Native Americans out of the South. Once in office, he continued this policy at an accelerated pace.

One of three children (all boys), Jackson grew up in near-poverty and received very little schooling as a child. His older brother Hugh died of heat stroke during the Battle of Stono Ferry—a battle ...

In what is today known as the Trail of Tears, members of the Cherokee Nation were rounded up and transplanted westward by military force in 1838 under Jackson’s successor Martin Van Buren. Legacy In ...

Jackson embodied the ideal of the self-made ... insistence that any man should be able to hold elected (or appointed) office and by his forceful and effective use of the presidential veto and ...

No one doubts that Andrew Jackson was imperfect. But also nobody doubts that he made a huge impact on an entire generation — not just his eight years in office. Leading up to there as a major ...