Andrew Jackson, U.S. President
Mar. 15, 1767-June 8, 1845
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1998)
Jackson, the 7th president, added running water to the White House. He was known as the "people's president."
The White House posts a bio of Jackson and the highlights of his term.