Dr. Harry Watson, Professor of History at UNC at Chapel Hill in his book: Liberty & Power presents an analysis of the populism that swept President Jackson into the White House. From the "spoils system" of firing elites and experts in Washington & replacing them with the friends of Mr. Jackson to the infamous populous support of both Presidents, an analysis of both Presidents harkens back to Mark Twain's famous quote "history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."