Andrew Jackson greatly revolutionized the role and power of the presidency by uniting the executive branch, altering the perceived face of the President, introducing personal power into the office, and controlled the presidency for a third of a century. Before him, the executive branch was a group divided, unsure of their function and their superiors. Before him, the President was identified with Congress, merely another part of the buearocracy. Before him, the office of President …showed first 75 words of 1091 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1091 total…him? As I have said, he vetoed more than all of the other Presidents before him combined. No, Andrew Jackson was the driving force for Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson, a man whose own peculiar blend of temper and truth guided his country for a time that shadows almost any other figure in American history. Andrew Jackson, a man who carved a path through precedent for beliefs. Andrew Jackson. More than man: legend. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** (none)