From the January 25, 2017, Time "5 Things to Know About the President Whose Portrait Donald Trump Chose for the Oval Office" by Olivia B. Waxman.
On January 21, 2017, President Donald Trump picked the portrait of Andrew Jackson to be hung in the Oval Office in the White House. President Trump has expressed an admiration for the 7th president whom he has called "an amazing figure in American history, very unique in so many ways."
Jackson is the only president to have served in both the American Revolution and War of 1812. He is a military hero, slave owner, lawyer, judge and planter.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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