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How did Henry Clay and Daniel Webster try to save the Bank and defeat Jackson at the same time?

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Clay and Webster secretly intended to provoke a veto, which they hoped would damage Jackson and lead to his defeat. They did however assure Biddle that Jackson would not veto the bill so close to the 1832 election.

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