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Andrew Jackson

SOURCE: The Hill
7/16/19

Historian Jon Meacham: Trump now with Andrew Johnson as 'most racist president in American history'

The historian drew the parallels between Trump and Johnson one day after Trump targeted four freshman House lawmakers.

SOURCE: NY Times
5/23/19

What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019

If you’re surprised that the issue of reparations for black Americans has taken so long to resolve, blame the president. President Andrew Johnson.

12/15/2018

It’s Time We Stop Seeing Donald Trump as Another Andrew Jackson

by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler

Comparing the different times in which both men ran for president is more instructive than comparing the men themselves.

SOURCE: Press Release
8-8-18

Historians Urge Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Confirm Harriet Tubman on the New 20-Dollar Bill for Upcoming Anniversary of Women's Suffrage

127 professional American historians have signed an open letter to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin urging that he commit to plans previously announced to replace President Andrew Jackson.

SOURCE: JSTOR
6-15-18

Alisse Theodore points out that women first became politically active in the fight against Andrew Jackson’s genocidal Indian Removal campaign

They tried to prevent the Trail of Tears.

SOURCE: History channel
4-30-18

Andrew Jackson’s grave has been vandalized.

Here’s why he’s so controversial.

4-20-18

Can Books by a Fired High Official Like James Comey Damage a President?

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

It’s happened before. The president? Andrew Jackson, Trump’s favorite.

4/8/18

Trump and Jackson: Two Power Grabbers, but with a Difference

by Donald J. Fraser

Trump is self-serving, while Jackson used his power to advance democracy.

SOURCE: Politico
1-22-18

Steve Bannon says historian Walter Russell Mead was the inspiration for hanging Jackson’s portrait in the Oval Office

Mead has become the favorite Trump whisperer for everyone from Steve Bannon to Tom Cotton.

1/7/18

Making Andrew Jackson Great Again?

by Manisha Sinha

We are living in an age of not just fake news but fake history.

SOURCE: The Washington Post
11-28-17

Andrew Jackson was called ‘Indian killer.’ Trump honored Navajos in front of his portrait.

The prominent placement of an Andrew Jackson portrait during an event meant to honor a group of Native Americans at the Oval Office on Monday has raised questions about the White House’s message.

SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education
10-24-17

Trump Is the New ________

by Zachary Jonathan Jacobson

Nixon? Reagan? Jackson? Historical analogies are simplistic, misleading—and absolutely essential.

SOURCE: Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
10-13-17 (accessed)

The Democratic Autocrat

by Nancy Isenberg

Jackson. Trump. Dragon slayers or savage bullies?

10-11-17

So Trump’s Disparaging His Own Cabinet Members?

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

He’s borrowing tactics from his hero Andrew Jackson.

9-3-17

Will Trump Upend the Plan to Replace Jackson with Tubman on the Front of the $20 Bill?

by Jeremy J. Tewell

She may not survive Trump extreme vetting.

9-10-11

Another Way in Which Jackson and Trump Are Linked (And It’s Disturbing)

by Donald J. Fraser

The followers of both men believe that you have to be white to be a true American.

SOURCE: The Nation
8-10-17

The Two Andrew Jacksons

by Michael Kazin

Jacksonian democracy may have been liberating for some, but it was repressive for many others.

SOURCE: OUPblog
8-5-17

Historian J.M.Opal disputes the enduring image that Jackson painted of himself

by J.M. Opal

It’s in a new book, "Avenging the People: Andrew Jackson, the Rule of Law, and the American Nation.”

SOURCE: S-USIH
5-25-17

Can Presidents Shape An Entire Era?

by Michael Todd Landis

Trump and the Possibility of a New “Age of Jackson”

SOURCE: New Republic
6-13-17

Forget Nixon. Trump is more like Andrew Jackson than Tricky Dick

by Kevin Baker

And the consequences of his crimes will be far more devastating.