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The United States twenty-dollar bill (US$20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. A portrait of Andrew Jackson, the seventh U.S. president (1829–1837), has been featured on the obverse of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the reverse.
In 1832, he vetoed a bill by Congress to reauthorize the Second Bank of the United States, arguing that it was a corrupt institution. After a lengthy struggle, the Bank was dismantled. In 1835, Jackson became the only president to pay off the national debt. He survived the first assassination attempt on a sitting president.
Jun 18, 2015 · The Washington Post’s Steven Mufson calls the decision to push aside Hamilton in favor of a woman on the $10 bill instead of replacing Jackson on the $20 bill a “grave historical injustice.”
Apr 20, 2016 · From Jackson historians to the Treasury Department itself, nobody seems to know exactly why the seventh president's portrait was put on the $20 in 1928.
Jan 26, 2021 · What to know about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who is set to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Apr 20, 2016 · Her appearance on the $20 bill, announced Wednesday by U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, will mark the first prominent placement of a woman or an African-American on U.S. currency.
Mar 31, 2016 · You’ve probably heard about the movement to replace Andrew Jackson’s image on the ubiquitous $20 bill, but why exactly did the United States put him on there in the first place?
Apr 20, 2016 · Former president Andrew Jackson is being booted off the front of the $20 bill and replaced by Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman.
Jun 14, 2015 · On some levels, it’s easy to understand the campaign to remove Andrew Jackson’s mug from the $20 bill. Pundits are rushing to endorse the idea.
Apr 20, 2016 · Harriet Tubman will replace former President Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Wednesday.
