Quote by Jon Meacham

Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do…

— Jared Sparks

“It’s not that Jackson had a “dark side,” as his apologists rationalize and which all human beings have, but rather that Jackson was the…

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“But as a war time president James Madison did not display dynamic leadership. Andrew Jackson acknowledged Madison " a great civilian," but declared "…

— Andrew Jackson

Rev. Jackson has been a staple of positivity and just selflessness over the years. I truly appreciate his presence, his friendship, his fatherhood, his…

— Al B. Sure

“To one degree or another every president is haunted by those who went before, but few so literally as Johnson. No president had ever…

— Nancy Gibbs

But the admiration for Jackson was by no means confined to his own soldiers and to his own section.

— Anonymous

Andrew Jackson was the first president to claim that the desires of the public overrode Congress's constitutional prerogatives. Virtually every president since Jackson has…

— Ron Fournier

“The United States of Andrew Jackson or George Washington is not the United States of Frederick Douglass or Sitting Bull. But we present our…

— Chris Hedges

I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is the most unfit man I know for such a place.

— Thomas Jefferson

I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat.

— D. B. Sweeney

“In truth, there will never be enough power in the presidency for an incumbent to make good on a purely constructive leadership project, and…

— Stephen Skowronek

“Presidents could be fickle and arbitrary. Each new one with wildly different visions and priorities. And when all was said and done, they were…

— Douglas E. Richards