Andrew Jackson/presidency 1829-1837

Famous quotes containing the words andrew jackson, andrew, jackson and/or presidency:

    I carried $5000 when I went to Washington. I returned with barely $90 in our [sic] pockets.
    Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)

    Saint Andrews crosse, that is his guide;
    —Unknown. Sir Andrew Barton. . .

    English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)

    Oh, write of me, not “Died in bitter pains,”
    But “Emigrated to another star!”
    —Helen Hunt Jackson (1830–1885)

    I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You’ve got to just stand there and take it.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)