Martin Van Buren #4: Re-emergence (1825-1829); Topics covered include: Serves as U.S. Senator, opposed to most policies of the John Quincy Adams administration, Election of 1828, supports Andrew Jackson, takes southern tour, advises Jackson, elected Governor of New York, and nominated/confirmed as Secretary of State

Key people: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Andrew Jackson

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Martin Van Buren #3: Washington and Albany (1821-1825); Topics covered include: U.S. Senator, Albany Regency, "non-commitalism," popularity, ongoing clashes with DeWitt Clinton, 1824 Election (backs William Crawford), "Corrupt Bargain," and his defeats at both the state and national levels

Key people: Solomon Van Rensselaar, James Monroe, DeWitt Clinton, John Calhoun, William Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and Roger Skinner

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Martin Van Buren #2: Rough and Tumble New York Politics (1815-1821); Topics covered include: Leader in the New York state legislature, Attorney General of New York, move to Albany, Jeffersonian ideology, against debtor's prisons, supports the Erie Canal, master Council of Appointment, death of parents, death of wife (Hannah), losing position as Attorney General, wins seat U.S. Senate, and serves as delegate to the state Constitutional Convention

Key people: Daniel Tompkins, DeWitt Clinton, Thomas Jefferson, and Hannah Van Buren

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Martin Van Buren #1: The Man from Kinderhook (1782-1812); Topics covered include: Parents, youth, Dutch (native language), legal studies, physical appearance, personality, success as a lawyer, political ideology (Jeffersonian), New York state politics and the leading families, marriage to Hannah Hoes, alignment with DeWitt Clinton, subsequent split with DeWitt Clinton, and his election to the state senate

Key people: Abraham Van Buren, Maria Van Buren, Francis Sylvester, Billy Van Ness, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, George Clinton, Robert Livingston, Cornelius Sylvester, Hannah (Hoes) Van Buren, DeWitt Clinton, Daniel Tompkins, James Madison, and Rufus King

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Andrew Jackson #10: Retirement and Legacy (1837-1845); Topics covered include: Health and will power; censure expunged; Presidencies of Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James Polk; The Hermitage, death of Jackson, and legacy and perspective

Key people: Thomas Benton, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, and Henry Clay

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Andrew Jackson #9: Jacksonian Federalism (1829-1833); Topics covered include: Federalism, states' rights, Tariff of Abominations, Jefferson Day Dinner toasts, Ordinance of Nullification (South Carolina), Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, congressional compromise, and the results of this set of confrontations

Key people: John Calhoun, Thomas Jefferson, Joel Poinsett, and Henry Clay

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Andrew Jackson #8: Kill the Bank … and the Economy (1829-1837); Topics covered include: Reduce Federal debt, Re-charter of the Bank of the United States (BUS) and veto and impact, removal of Federal funds from the BUS, congressional censure, Specie Circular (and impact), and King Andrew I

Key people: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Nicholas Biddle, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Louis McClane, William Duane, Roger Taney, and Henry Clay

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Andrew Jackson #7: New Kind of President (1829-1837); Topics covered include: Presidency of Andrew Jackson, Cabinet and Kitchen Cabinet, patronage ("rotation in office"), veto approach (constitutionality and policy concerns), Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, President as the primary representative of the people, Peggy Eaton Affair, and resignations of the entire Cabinet

Key people: John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, John Eaton, William Marcy, Peggy Eaton, Floride Calhoun, John Calhoun, and Emily Donelson

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Andrew Jackson #6: Path to the Presidency (1824-1829); Topics covered include: Election of 1824, results in the House of Representatives, charges of "Corrupt Bargain," Election of 1828, Jackson elected President, and the death of Rachel Jackson

Key people: John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, John Calhoun, Duff Green, James Buchanan, and Rachel Jackson

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Andrew Jackson #5: On His Own Responsibility (1817-1821); Topics covered include: Seminole War, capture of Fort Marks and Pensacola, execution of Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister, reaction to Jackson's actions by President James Monroe and his Cabinet, rebuke by President Monroe and defense against, attempt of congressional censure, resignation from the army, acquisition of Florida, Governor of Florida, and resignation

Key people: James Monroe, John Calhoun, William Crawford, John Rhea, Alexander Arbuthnot, Robert Ambrister, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Jose Calleva

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