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Raucous public inaugural reception at the White House

Following the inauguration, a large crowd of supporters surged into the White House for an open reception, overrunning rooms and damaging furniture and china.

The chaotic reception became a symbol of Jacksonian populism breaking traditional elite norms and raised questions about presidential decorum, security, and the new administration’s use of patronage.

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