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In 1828 Andrew Jackson accused John Quincy Adams of offering his maid to the Russian Tsar as a concubine, and Adams called Jackson a jackass. Is there any truth in the first story, and how were they reported in newspapers at the time?

by /u/RHoneyMonster in /r/AskHistorians

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