
325: Bob Crawford—America's Founding Son
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Origins of the Democratic Party
John Quincy Adams was the most qualified candidate who won, but his presidency just didn't measure up to what it could have been. Van Buren over there, who ultimately becomes president, he's actually Jackson's heir apparent. He starts the Democratic Party. And this is built behind Jackson, who is this populist hero at a time when the country is growing west and south instead of northeast.
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