This President Didn't Even Like Some Money, But He Was Loved by Thousands
He was the first commoner to become president after a string of six aristocrats in the White House. His 1829 inauguration was unprecedented. In a time when travel was not easy, 10,000 people, mostly commoners, attended, many from the West and South. According to eyewitness Margaret Bayard Smith, the... Sign in to see full entry.