Since January 2017 when President Donald J. Trump placed a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office, his supporters lavished praise on our seventh president while Trump detractors defamed him. How accurate are either of these portrayals? Dr. Adam Pratt addressed how Jackson approached the presidency and the Constitution and offered a consideration of what it means for a 21st century president to appropriate his legacy at the Schemel Forum’s University for a Day this past September.
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