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During Andrew Jackson’s 1828 presidential campaign, his political opponents labeled him ... Santa Claus and Uncle Sam we know today, drew a cartoon for Harper’s Weekly titled “A Live Jackass ...

It was a time when political cartoons weren’t just relegated ... as a representation of the Democratic party. In 1828, when Andrew Jackson was running for president, his opponents were fond ...

A political cartoon of Jackson riding a donkey appeared ... Stamp concludes: “Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican P arty would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their ...

The donkey and the elephant In 1828, a man named Andrew Jackson ran ... who ran a corrupt political group in New York. Nast drew a lot of political cartoons, and he is credited with making the ...

Some of the most caustic cartoons have no reference whatever to Roosevelt, Parker, Herrick, or Higgins. A visit to the Lenox Library is necessary to see them, and for students of political history ...

The Tennessee State Library & Archives will host a free workshop, "Andrew Jackson ... photograph of Jackson, personal letters, original maps from the War of 1812, political cartoons, campaign ...

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