Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson

Update: 2025-06-04

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Andrew Jackson was the first U. S. president who experienced an assassination attempt.

It didn’t stick.

In today’s episode we learn about the most grizzled executive in American history from the vantage point of his last near-brush with death.

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Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson

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Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson

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Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson