Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency

A biography of America's seventh president, ANDREW JACKSON: GOOD, EVIL AND THE PRESIDENCY explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. Viewers discover that Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War when he was 13 years old and that he used the skills learned in battle to kill a man over a gambling debt; that Jackson led the American army to the most surprising victory in its history in the Battle of New Orleans, but that he also launched an unauthorized invasion of Florida; that Jackson was the first great champion of the common white man and owned more than a hundred black Americans; that Jackson dramatically expanded the United States and did so by brutally wresting vast regions of the south from Native Americans; that Jackson, in one of the boldest political strokes in history, founded the Democratic Party, yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. The film concludes with the words of Jackson's first biographer, James Parton: "Andrew Jackson was a patriot, and a traitor. He was the greatest of generals, and wholly ignorant of the art of war. He was the most candid of men, and capable of the profoundest dissimulation. He was a democratic autocrat, an urbane savage, an atrocious saint." Martin Sheen narrates.

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[jasonsoloist]

A great man with integrity was wiped out from history. No secret can hide forever.

[trouzerpants]

The man famed for committing Indian genocide whilst on the face of the $20 bill...

[RPenta]

Many neocons and American militarists hate Noam Chomsky-while I have strong disagreements with his views on JFK and the role of conspiracy in world events-nevertheless listen to his video on American Imperialism-the subtext of which is how the intellectual class apologize and defend the crimes of the State. Substitute "German" or "Russian" or "Japanese" for American but keep the actions the same and see if the excuses by such as the writers who appear here defending Jackson ring hollow.

[RPenta]

@Awesomegumball He should have been buried with a stake of holly through his heart.

[SUPERNOVADIVINA99]

@Awesomegumball REALLY? :O DAMN! You a girl or boy? L

[Awesomegumball]

He is one of my ansesters !!Gotta Love Him

[scholl1943]

If liberals know about Andrew Jackson they might hate him because of the indian removal act and slavery but they are too ignorant to realise that he was the one who laid down the foundation for the modern democratic party.

[ddyork77]

Andrew Jackson was a great president, one of my personal favorites, the first common man president and the poor boy that took power......he was a political cowboy and a product of his times......white's had been taking indian land and such every since we first arrived.........

[SuckDeezNutzBitch]

@yoransom Haha i know right? Jackson is a banks worst nightmare, you so know the Fed put jackson on a bill as a gimic

[yoransom]

....how do we honor him.. put him on the bill with "federal reserve note"above his head