Let's Talk About Andrew Jackson

Though Jackson won the most electoral votes of the 4 candidates running for president in 1824 (99 of 261), he did not win the majority. Under Amendment 12 of the Constitution, it was up to the House of Representatives to pick the winner of the top 3 candidates. It so happens that the 4th and now ineligible candidate, Henry Clay, had a huge influence in the House. Clay agreed to support John Quincy Adams because he thought Jackson a demagogue. With the help of Clay’s connections, Adams became president. This was the “corrupt bargain” that Jackson and his supporters loathed.  Rachel Jackson died December 22, 1828, and was buried at the Jackson home in Tennessee. Jackson left for Washington, DC about a month later in preparation for his presidency. He was Inaugurated on March 4, 1829. Jackson adopted a Native American boy named Lyncoya. The Washington Post published a piece about him in 2019.