worked out? welcome back to the 11th hour. among president s most perplexing comments today, those on the civil war. and our seventh president, andrew jackson. the topic came up in an interview for sirius xm in the oval office today because presidents have choices in the artwork they hang. the president has chosen to have andy jackson s portrait hanging just to his left in the oval office. here s a bit more from that he can change. i mean h andrew jackson been a little bit later you wouldn t have had the civil war. he was he was a very tough person. but he had a big heart. and he was he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war. he said there is no reason for this. again, jackson died 16 years before the civil war. he was also a save owner and he sign the indian remove act of
just to his left in the oval office. here s a bit more from that he can change. i mean h andrew jackson been a little bit later you wouldn t have had the civil war. he was he was a very tough person. but he had a big heart. and he was he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war. he said there is no reason for this. again, jackson died 16 years before the civil war. he was also a save owner and he sign the indian remove act of 1830 which led to the brutal and forcible relocation of multiple tribes of native americans. this from just over two hours ago from the president, perhaps after sampling some of the tonnage of news that his comments have generated he doubled down, and we quote, president jackson who died 16 years with the civil war started
and he was he was really angry that he saw what was happening with regard to the civil war. he said there is no reason for this. again, jackson died 16 years before the civil war. he was also a save owner and he sign the indian remove act of 1830 which led to the brutal and forcible relocation of multiple tribes of native americans. this from just over two hours ago from the president, perhaps after sampling some of the tonnage of news that his comments have generated he doubled down, and we quote, president jackson who died 16 years before the civil war started said coming and was angry, would never have let it happen. we welcome to our broadcast jon meacham who took his place among historians long before he won a pulitzer, american lion, andrew