Founding Son: Episode 1 - The Corrupt Bargain

About this episode

The episode discusses the contentious 1824 presidential election and the accusations of a corrupt bargain involving John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

A contentious 1824 presidential election and accusations of a “corrupt bargain” by rival Andrew Jackson raise the stakes for John Quincy Adams as he prepares to take the office his father held just two decades earlier. Founding Son is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• presidential election
• corrupt bargain
• John Quincy Adams
• Andrew Jackson
• American history

Keywords

• John Quincy Adams
• Andrew Jackson
• 1824 election
• corrupt bargain
• American politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeart Podcasts, School of Humans

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