The Great Cheese: Jacksonian Democracy Enjoys a Special Treat

[Dave Monroe]

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> In 1837, President Andrew Jackson invited guests to the White House to
> eat a 1,400-lb round of cheese, which he'd been given as a gift. It
> was devoured in just two hours. Peter Waddell imagines the scene at
> the end of the party in The Great Cheese: Jacksonian Democracy Enjoys
> a Special Treat.
>
> http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_exhibits/waddell_white-house-past/andrew-jackson-president-painting.html
>
> An Artist Imagines The White House As It Once Was
>
> http://www.npr.org/2011/04/30/135813259/an-artist-imagines-the-white-house-as-it-once-was

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