Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three ... dinners in search of less controversial standard-bearers. The Democratic Party is wrestling with Jackson's support of slavery and his ruthless ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old ... While his use of the symbol died down, the donkey would later become a symbol of the new Democratic Party. Supporters of Adams accused Jackson of being a tyrant who ...

The donkey first became associated with the Democratic Party during Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign in 1828. Jackson's ...