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Mr. Right

Presidents Used To Go To War And Stare Down Enemies With Stiff Upper Lips

A story about ‘Old Hickory’

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John Loftus
Jul 13, 2026
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Public domain, published by Currier and Ives, circa 1876

As I was reading up about President Andrew Jackson’s 1832 veto of the Second National Bank of the United States, I was reminded of a great stor…

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