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White House Magnolia Tree to be taken down

Politics Apr 08

Trump helps plant new magnolia to replace historic White House tree

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Politics Nov 09

FILE PHOTO: The Wider Image - Behind the curtains: scenes from the US election
Trump’s path to victory looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828. A politics scholar explains why

President-elect Donald Trump's return follows the trail of another American president who rebounded from defeat to victory and then four years of unchecked power.

By Spencer Goidel, The Conversation

Nation May 22

An employee checks sheets of the newly-designed $20 bill, coming off the printing press at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Facility in Fort Worth, Texas on Aug. 19, 2003. Photo by Jeff Mitchell/Reuters
Harriet Tubman $20 bill design delayed past 2020

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the delay in unveiling a $20 redesign had been prompted by the decision to redesign the $10 bill and the $50 bill first for security reasons.

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Nation Dec 26

The Andrew Jackson Southern Magnolia (on the left) in 2006 at the White House. Photo by James Rosenthal/ Library of Congress
White House plans to chop portion of historic but ailing Jackson Magnolia tree

A "large portion" of a famed Magnolia tree planted on the south grounds by President Andrew Jackson will be removed because it is weak and poses a safety risk, the White House said Tuesday.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Nation Aug 31

Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman is seen in a picture from the Library of Congress taken photographer H.B. Lindsley between 1860 and 1870. The U.S. Treasury has decided to replace former President Andrew Jackson with Tubman on the U.S. $20 bill, and will put leaders of the women's suffrage movement on the back of $10 bill, Politico reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Library of Congress/Handout via Reuters FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTX2AVQ3
Steven Mnuchin won’t say if Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on $20 bill

During last year's campaign, Donald Trump praised Jackson, the nation's seventh president, for his "history of tremendous success" and said the decision to replace him with Tubman was "pure political correctness."…

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Nov 06

Here are the four times Election Day ended with no clear winner

By Associated Press

Here's what happened when no candidate appeared to have a majority after Election Day.

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Sep 08

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What Andrew Jackson has in common with Donald Trump

By PBS News Hour

Of the nearly two dozen major candidates running for president, the ones getting the most attention are the political outsiders. Is this a rare situation, or have American voters seen this before? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historians Michael Beschloss…

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May 19

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New book explores Jackson’s dark choices for American expansion

By PBS News Hour

Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, explores a chapter of American history that isn't well known: how the United States expanded into the Deep South after the Revolutionary War. Inskeep joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book, "Jacksonland:…

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Apr 17

U.S. senator says it’s time to put a woman on the $20 bill

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — The first woman to serve as both governor and U.S. senator is backing a campaign to put a female face on the $20 bill.

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May 17

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New Book Details History of Presidential Courage

Historian Michael Beschloss discusses his book, "Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989," which delves into how presidents arrived at decisions during difficult times.

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