Andrew Jacksons Kitchen Cabinet

The kitchen cabinet was a term used by political opponents of president of the united states andrew jackson to describe his ginger group the collection of unofficial advisers he consulted in parallel to the united states cabinet the parlor cabinet following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the eaton affair aka the petticoat affair and his break with vice president john c.

Andrew jacksons kitchen cabinet. Obadiah brown isaac hill duff greene gideon welles mordecai. Calhoun and secretary of state martin van buren. As newspapermen blair and kendall were given particular notice by rival papers.

Jacksons kitchen cabinet included his longtime political allies martin van buren francis preston blair amos kendall william b. Jacksons official cabinet was sometimes called the parlor cabinet. Lewis andrew donelson john overton and his new attorney general roger brooke taney.

The first known appearance of the term is in december 1831 correspondence by bank of the united. President andrew jackson and the kitchen cabinet 18291831 when president andrew jackson took office in 1829 his official cabinet was fractured by factional disputes largely resulting from the fierce rivalry between vice president john c. All were jackson supporters.

The kitchen cabinet was an informal group. The kitchen cabinet included newspaper editors political supporters and old friends of jacksons. The kitchen cabinet for kids andrew jackson was the 7th american president who served in office from march 4 1829 to march 4 1837.

Andrew jackson then abandoned official cabinet meetings for meetings with his friends that was called the kitchen cabinet. They tended to support him in such efforts as the bank war and the implementation of the spoils system.