Medal, Andrew Jackson, 1824
date: label: associated date
content: 1845 06 08
name: label: associated person
content: Jackson, Andrew
notes: label: Description
content: Campaign medal for Andrew Jackson, who was known as “Old Hickory” for his strong determination both on and off the battlefield. Both Jackson and his opponent in the 1824 election, John Quincy Adams, ran more on the strength of their personalities than any party allegiance. Adams, then the Secretary of State, had a strong record as a diplomat and Jackson was lauded as a war hero for his leadership at the Battle of New Orleans. Though Jackson held a slight lead in the popular and electoral votes, he did not hold a decisive majority, and thus the election was thrown to the House of Representatives, who decided upon Adams out of the three candidates with the most electoral votes, Jackson, Adams and fellow candidate William H. Crawford.
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1824.B33
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1824.B33
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)