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Why did Andrew Jackson portray himself as a king??

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There is a widely published cartoon from President Andrew Jackson’s time in office in which he is portrayed as a king and is labeled as “King Andrew the First.” The implication here is that he is acting more like a king than a president in a democracy. Let us examine why someone might characterize Jackson in this way.
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