Barbara Bair, Steve Inskeep and Jon Meacham examine the tragedy of Andrew Jackson's personal life, the brutality of his battles and his policies against Native Americans, and the conflict that ...

Andrew Jackson’s duel with Charles Dickinson didn’t result from a serious political conflict, ... he became furious and started a fight that quickly involved Jackson.

Jackson, by contrast, was born to Irish immigrants near Lancaster, South Carolina, on March 15, 1767, and was orphaned by 14, a year after he volunteered to fight the British in the Revolutionary War.

The momentous remembrance — deemed “Jackson Day” in honor of President Andrew Jackson, who was then-credited with a victory in the decisive fight — had been declared a holiday by both ...

The newest Presidential podcast episode is about violence: the tragedy of Andrew Jackson's personal life, his brutality against Native Americans, and the conflict of democracy.