Actually involved. Get informed straight from the source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word on the Nations Capital to wherever you are. It is the opinion that matters the most. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Thank you all for coming this evening. I want to welcome you. I have the privilege of being president and ceo of the foundation and we are so happy to have you here tonight. Our third series, a third of our series tonight. These informal events are intended to offer quinces of the United States history as it relates to Andrew Jackson america and enjoy some way which i see you are all taking advantage of. History is better. T [laughter] history is revealed so november 2001 marks 2021 bicentennial of andrew and Rachel Jackson in the sun future jackson junior came into the newlyly constructed ho. While significantly it was sandra from the twostory house they lived in for the prior 17 years. The question is, why did the jacksons choose to disrupt
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Coming in this evening and want to welcome you. I haveeo the privilege of being the president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation and we are so happy to have you here tonight for our third history and court series, the third of the series tonight. I better look at my notes. These informal events are intended to offer you glimpses of the United States history as it relates to Andrew Jacksons america and enjoy some excellent wine we can seeak you are taking advantage of history always goes better with alcohol. [laughter] 2021 marks the bicentennial of when andrew and Rachel Jackson and their son Andrew Jackson junior moved into their newly constructed home. While significantly more modest demand the mansionis that you wl visit today. There was a substantial upgrade from this twostory farmhouse they lived in for the prior 17 years. But the question is why did they choose to construct this type of house beyond the functional considerations, what did it symbolize to them, how did it po
I would like to turn the program over to dr. Patrick spero executive director of the washing john president ial library. Pat joined mt. Vernon in june. Comes to us after serving as library and and director of the library and museum of the american phyllis affordable society in philadelphia to a library founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 and homemore than 14 million pages of manual groups, including franklins personal papers. We are thrilled that p is here with us and leading the special library dedicated to the father of our country dr. Earned his b. A. From ph. D. From the university of pennsylvania. He is the author of several books including frontier country the politics of war in early pennsylvania. Frontier rebels the fight for independence in the american west. A winner of the winner of, the philadelphia atheneum literary award and a finalist for best book by the journal of the american revolution. His new book botany and betrayal, Andre Michaud Thomas Jefferson and the kentuck
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