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Painting of Andrew Jackson's Rowdy Party
- Credit
- Louis S. Glanzman, image courtesy the White House Historical Association
Painting of Andrew Jackson's Rowdy Party
Created in 1970.
President Jackson was known for opening up the White House to visitors of all classes. His inauguration party lasted for hours as throngs of people from packed streets pushed into the White House. This painting captures the rowdy scene with its broken furniture and stifling crowd. It took a whole week to scrub and clean the White House after the party.
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