During the presidential election of 1824, Andrew Jackson versus John Quincy Adams, mudslinging was first employed. A copy of Andrew Jackson’s To Do After I Win the Election list was discovered by Adam’s campaign team and was quickly distributed amongst the masses.
10. Sell back the Louisiana Territory to France for slightly more than we paid for it; use profit for gambling and moonshine.
9. Move Canadian border south.
8. Change country name, United States of America, to United States of Jackson Jackson Jackson Jackson.
7. Exhume the body of Thomas Jefferson and have it fed to me intravenously.
6. During my third year as president, all male children will be named Andrew Jackson.
5. Benjamin Franklin will be known as Andrew “Ben” Jackson.
4. All early American literature will be attributed to me, Andrew Jackson.
3. Change the national animal from eagle to Jackson.
2. Combine the states of New York and Pennsylvania to form a better, stronger state—Jackson.
1. Veto the Declaration of Independence.
