Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration

Given the difficult circumstances that led to John Quincy Adams' election as president in 1824, which historians and analysts refer to as the "corrupt bargain," his resignation as President of the United States was a significant event in US political history.

In the elections of 1929, voters made amends by overwhelmingly supporting Jackson. He held an open party in the White House to celebrate with everyone, and before anyone realized it, it had grown to be one of the greatest gatherings in history.

According to some estimates, up to 20,000 people attended what could be seen as a victory of democracy against political corruption as commoners partied on the grounds of the White House with other politicians and bureaucrats. Though historians have since clarified that it was just because everyone was intoxicated and having a great time, not because Jackson had encouraged the party to turn into a mob and was thus unfit to rule, as many of his political opponents claimed at the time, things quickly got out of control, as is customary with any great party.