Videos

Author Peter Cozzens talked about the 1813 Creek War, Andrew Jackson’s role in this conflict and the subsequent removal of Native Americans on the Trail of Tears. The Army and Navy Club in W…

Howard Kittell gave a tour of Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, the place that Andrew and Rachel Jackson called home from 1804 through President Jackson’s death in 1845. Mr. Kittell spoke about th…

Howard Kittell gave a tour of the “Andrew Jackson: Born For a Storm” exhibit at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. The exhibit tells the story of Andrew Jackson from his upbringing through his vict…

Historians David and Jeanne Heidler looked at how Andrew Jackson was elected president in 1828.

Patricia Brady and Michael Henderson talked about the life and influence of first ladies Rachel Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. They responded to telephone calls a…

Professor Mark Cheathem talked about his book, Andrew Jackson, Southerner. Topics included the 1828 presidential campaign between Presidents Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, and Preside…

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade recalled the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Mark Cheathem and Tony Turnbow talked about the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson.

Arizona State University Professor Jonathan Barth responded to viewer calls and social media posts on the presidency of Andrew Jackson.

Professor Daniel Feller talked about President Andrew Jackson and the politics of the mid-19th century. This class is from a course called “Jacksonian and Antebellum America.”

U.S. Military Academy history professor Samuel Watson presented a talk titled “The Army before and after Andrew Jackson.” Professor Watson is the author of the 2012 book, Jackson’s Sword: Th…

Historian Daniel Feller revisited Andrew Jackson’s bank war of the 1830s, a political struggle to challenge and even cripple the powerful Bank of the United States, the young country’s only …

Jon Meacham talked about his book American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Random House, November 1, 2008). The book recounts the presidential tenure of Andrew Jackson. Mr. Meacham …

Steve Inskeep talked about his book, Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab. He spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 20th annu…

Steve Inskeep talked about his book Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab, a dual biography of Andrew Jackson and Cherokee leader Jo…

Mark Cheathem talked about his book Andrew Jackson, Southerner, a reassessment of President Jackson as a man who owned over 200 hundred slaves, married into an exclusive social order in Nash…

Author H.W. Brands talks about President Andrew Jackson’s personal life, marriage, beliefs, temperament, path to office, and presidential crises. He also spoke about the crises that Andrew J…

American studies professor Robert Watson talked about the lesser-known stories of Andrew Jackson’s presidency, from his unpopular marriage to his passion for dueling and violence. Mr. Watson…

In the seventh in a series on American presidents, Andrew Jackson’s life and career were discussed. Robert Remini discussed Jackson’s childhood, his military career and his presidency. Ms. M…

Professor Akhil Reed Amar talked about how the presidency of Andrew Jackson transformed the Constitution in ways that still apply. He responded to questions from members of the audience. “Ou…