The Attempt on President Jackson’s Life

Andrew Jackson, often referred to as the “People’s President,” survived an assassination attempt on Friday, January 30, 1835, when Richard Lawrence attempted to shoot Jackson, but both of Lawrence’s pistols misfired.

At trial, Lawrence was found not guilty because of insanity and spent the remainder of his life in insane asylums.

Jackson vetoed a bill in 1832 that would have renewed the Second Bank of the United States’ charter. He opposed the institution and its influence on the nation’s financial system, viewing it as a tool of the wealthy elite and foreign interests.

The Second Bank of the United States was under the control and influence of the Rothschild Family.