When in 1828 Mr. Timberlake died abroad ... Jackson's clan lived with him in the White House. There was Andrew Jackson Jr., a nephew and his adopted son. Andrew Jr. would inherit a huge fortune, but ...
President Trump may think he is President Jackson reincarnated -- but there are lessons in Old Hickory's resistance to ...
The phrase “To the victor go the spoils” — Latin “spolia optima” — was used during the time of the Roman Empire’s conquest of much of Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia. In practice, conquests ...
When in 1828 Mr. Timberlake died abroad ... Jackson’s clan lived with him in the White House. There was Andrew Jackson Jr., a nephew and his adopted son. Andrew Jr. would inherit a huge fortune ...
To Marcy, the phrase meant that the winning side in an election has the right to choose people to fill non-elected political ...
There’s an old saying that was emanated in 1828 when Andrew Jackson was elected President, a senator from New York said to the victor belongs the spoils and that’s exactly where the Big Ten is ...