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 ...

Andrew Jackson’s story is one of unlikely success ... President Jackson’s farewell address (March 1837) is one of the highlights of the book. Unfortunately, the circumstances of the address ...

Program note: Explore the vicious rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams on “Race For The White House,” Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. You’ve probably heard about the movement to ...

A new film showcasing the life and career of President Andrew Jackson debuts this ... based Cortina Productions, depicts the highlights of Jackson's life, including his veto of a bill that ...

Editor's note: H.W. Brands is the author of “Andrew Jackson” and other works of American history. He is a professor of history at the University of Texas-Austin and is a two-time finalist for ...

Donald Trump regards it as a mirror. On Wednesday, he traveled to Tennessee to commemorate the 250th birthday of the seventh president, Andrew Jackson, and toured Jackson’s plantation ...

Brown is the author of The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson. He teaches history at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania Charges of stolen presidential elections are rare in ...