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During the election of 1824, //**Andrew Jackson**// received the most electoral votes, but his presidency was unfortunately denied by the //House of Representatives//. He later won the Election of 1828, which was unique because the nominations weren’t chosen by the Congress, but rather by conventions and state legislators.

Jackson was widely admired because he was the **//first military leader to be elected President since George Washington//**.

Andrew Jackson’s first inauguration day was March 4, 1829 for the very first time at East Portico of the Capitol. **John Quincy Adams**, who was running against Jackson, did not show up the inauguration since the Election of 1828 made Jackson and Adams bitter enemies. Chief Justice John Marshall gave the oath of office, then many citizens walked with Jackson to the White House. On his second inauguration on March 4, 1833, the weather was poor; there was heavy snow that fell three days before. Jackson was in poor health, and the speech was delivered inside the Hall of the House of Representatives.

In his first [|inaugural address] , Jackson addresses several problems. He mentions the limitations of the Executive branch, preserving peace with foreign countries, and preserving the States’ rights. He also addresses the national debt and how important the financial issues are. Jackson thinks that agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing should be equally important to the economy. He emphasizes that we have a great national army and how important their defense is for the country. Furthermore, the issue with neighboring natives are addressed, and how Jackson wants to give them rights just as if they were a citizen because he was asked by Chief Justice Marshall. In his second [|inaugural address] , Andrew Jackson mentions that the destruction of the State government would lead to a type of tyranny, and then military domination , but does not go into very much depth about it.

I would have voted for Andrew Jackson because he seemed to be an // aggressive president //, but also at the same time //wise and on task//. He // recognizes important issues // in the country and most likely served in office for 2 terms because he was a great leader the first time; the people respected him.

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Andrew Jackson's 1st inauguration speech. VH