now, van buren had no interest. this was an emotional and personal issue, not even remotely for martin van doren. in fact, at one point when it was suggested that it could be deferred for removal from two years he went along and tell the georgians were so out rates to have to back down and go through the schedule that jackson had for said. so, the reason that van buren would have been happy to defer it was the kind of economic chaos that i was talking about. the common market in new orleans had collapsed. there were bank failures all across the country. in fact, soldiers were patrolling the streets of new york city because of the fear of riots. so it was a terrible mess, and that had priority for van buren. meantime the removal when ford. so, as jackson left the presidency people started to some of his achievement, and it weighed on him heavily. what was history going to say about him as president. the one thing you can say, two tanks. one is he was the first military hero says george washington to be president. seco

she was the most important woman in the washington and president van buren was a widower.her husband to become the president's eldest son. she became the de facto host this of the white house. she is not strictly a wife, but largely as a result of dolly madison's matchmaking. >> directly east from her room is the blue room. when she stands here in the late afternoon of august 24th from 1814, dinner was set of the party coming was not invited. two years into the war of 1812, british troops entered the city at 7:30 p.m. that evening rating the unfinished capital first down pennsylvania avenue. they had towards the white house. >> it is one of the most dramatic moments of the white house. she is there with her telescope seeing the smoke from the battle and soldiers approaching. she was terrified. no one thought they would burn the building. there is last one we know ever saw the white house. they said danner said 440 people. dolley madison was an the table -- the dinner was set for 40 people. they left and locked the doors befor the -- before the british came and they finishe

furniture -- the fact that two of the most interesting art objects in the room are the best of martin van buren the portrait of his daughter in law angelica. dolley madison is connected to that story years and years later. when president dan buren was inaugurated in 1837, she had moved back to washington. she was the most important -- dolly madison introduced angelica to work has been to be, the president's eldest son. she became the hostess for the white house. as a result of dolly madison doing a little matchmaking. >> directly east of dolley madison's party room is the blue room of the white house. when she stands here and a late afternoon of august 24, 1814, dinner was set, but the company, and was not invited. -- coming -- company coming was not invited. two years into the war of 1812, british troops entered the city at 7:30 that evening, raising the unfinished, burning their way down pennsylvania avenue. the head towards the white house. >> it is one of the great melodramatic moments of the white house. she was absolutely terrified. our best accounts -- the last one cresol the white house

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