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.

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea ...

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea ...

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 ...

The Democratic Party is older, officially founded in 1844 but with origins in President Andrew Jackson's 1824 campaign and roots in — and here's where it gets a little confusing — Thomas ...

John Quincy Adams defeated Andrew Jackson in 1824, with both again representing the Democratic-Republican Party. Jackson had ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...

Jackson seized on his supporters’ frustrations, reorganizing the Democratic-Republican Party, which ultimately rebranded itself as the Democratic Party, in his own image. His followers ...

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 ...

Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson stand alone within the Democratic Party’s presidential legacy, leaving significant marks on American history. From Jackson’s founding of ...

The Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States, has its roots in the ideologies of two of ...

The donkey has long represented the Democratic Party, just as the elephant is ... donkey's origin is linked to the 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson. Before Jackson was elected as America's ...