THE CELESTE-AL CABINET, about the Eaton Affair
THE CELESTE-AL CABINET, about the Eaton Affair, during Andrew Jacksons 1st Administration. Floride Calhoun, wife of the Vice-President led the social ostracism of Sec. of War John Eaton, and his wife Peggy, by morally judgmental Cabinet wives. It fueled existing friction between Jackson and his VP John Calhoun, and led the resignation of all but one cabinet member (BSLOC_2017_6_22)
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11970950
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45359105
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3000px x 2043px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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