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* [[Hidden Depths]]: Had several moments where he surprised friends and enemies alike. |
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Had several moments where he surprised friends and enemies alike. |
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** Despite his reputation for fighting the British during the War of 1812 and his anti-British sentiments since childhood, he proved very willing to settle diplomatic disputes reasonably and cordially. |
** Despite his reputation for fighting the British during the War of 1812 and his anti-British sentiments since childhood, he proved very willing to settle diplomatic disputes reasonably and cordially. |
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** When he got an honorary degree in Law from Harvard, he surprised many in attendance by how erudite he was and displayed [[ |
** When he got an honorary degree in Law from Harvard, he surprised many in attendance by how erudite he was and displayed [[Smart People Know Latin|a profound knowledge of Latin]]. |
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** When he took on the issue of the rechartering of the Second Bank of the US, it's supporters tried to make Jackson look like an undemocratic bully by vetoing its recharter, but he cleverly inverted the same arguments they made and won most of the public to his side in the process, which guaranteed his reelection. |
** When he took on the issue of the rechartering of the Second Bank of the US, it's supporters tried to make Jackson look like an undemocratic bully by vetoing its recharter, but he cleverly inverted the same arguments they made and won most of the public to his side in the process, which guaranteed his reelection. |
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** South Carolina tried to play the underdog over the issue of nullification in 1832. Jackson was expected to do something hotheaded like deploy the army and thus prove their point, but he had cleverly assessed the strength of the resistance and the loyalty of the federal officials long in advance, knew he held the whip hand, and quietly authorized Henry Clay to reduce the tariff rates that had pushed the issue in the first place while saying he wouldn't make the first move. He kept his willingness to let them win the financial side secret so they could claim victory publicly, but he still kept the US together without firing a shot like he wanted in the first place. |
** South Carolina tried to play the underdog over the issue of nullification in 1832. Jackson was expected to do something hotheaded like deploy the army and thus prove their point, but he had cleverly assessed the strength of the resistance and the loyalty of the federal officials long in advance, knew he held the whip hand, and quietly authorized Henry Clay to reduce the tariff rates that had pushed the issue in the first place while saying he wouldn't make the first move. He kept his willingness to let them win the financial side secret so they could claim victory publicly, but he still kept the US together without firing a shot like he wanted in the first place. |
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