FLASHCARD: The Petticoat Affair

S2E02 - Ah yes, the White House’s first true sex scandal. Listen in to learn how Margaret Eaton, the spicy daughter of a tavern keeper, scandalized the ladies of Washington society, caused a major rift in Andrew Jackson’s cabinet, and inadvertently affected the future of the presidency. This episode has it all: gossip, possible infidelity, Italian scam artists, and vice-presidential scheming. 

 

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Produced and Edited by Trent Thomson and Marissa Macy
Original music by Noise of Approval
Graphic design by Darcey Mckinney

 

Sources: 

The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson by David S. Brown

The Petticoat Affair : Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by John F. Marszalek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHY7_iatbs

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/03/peggy-eaton.html