Description
Commemorative broadside of President Andrew Jackson’s first inaugural address, delivered on March 4th, 1829. This piece was issued in 1836, the year Jackson retired from office.
Printed on glossy card stock, measures 5″ x 6.5″. Near fine condition, light foxing along edges of card. Remnants of early mounting remaining and previous ownership inscription on verso, dated July 1837. Printing features a small engraved vignette portrait after Asher Durand, decorative border, and Jackson’s facsimile signature. Housed in a custom black chemise and clamshell, title in gilt on black morocco spine. OCLC locates only two known copies and one public auction record. A unique piece of presidential ephemera.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) served as President of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He is remembered as a controversial and fierce politician who consistently fought for democracy, majority rule, and direct election of government officials. These themes are present in his first inaugural address, where he acknowledges the “arduous duties” he must carry out “by the choice of a free people.”
