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Petticoat Affair
1998-03-08T19:59:50-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/8b0/099247-m.jpgJohn Marszalek talked about his new book, The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson’s White House, published by the Free Press. The book concerns the story of Margaret O’Neale, a daughter of a Washington, D.C. innkeeper, who was accused of having affairs with members of Congress and later married a member of President Jackson’s cabinet. He also talked about how Andrew Jackson’s support of his Secretary of War’s wife after she was labeled a “loose woman” affected the Jackson presidency.John Marszalek talked about his new book, The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson’s White House, published by the Free Press. The book concerns the… read more
Petticoat Affair John Marszalek talked about his new book, The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson’s White House, published by the Free Press. The book concerns the story of Margaret O’Neale, a daughter of a Washington, D.C. innkeeper, who was accused of having affairs with members of Congress and later married a member of President Jackson’s cabinet. He also talked about how Andrew Jackson’s support of his Secretary of War’s wife after she was labeled a “loose woman” affected the Jackson presidency. close
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