President Jackson Salutes the Federal Union, White House Collection
This 1967 pencil drawing is of President Andrew Jackson completed by Paul Calle, an artist known for work that has been featured on postal stamps. In this drawing, President Jackson is depicted saluting the Federal Union, which had been endangered by talk of secession. Protests from South Carolina over tariffs hit a critical point during Jackson's presidency in 1832, sparking the Nullification Crisis. A compromise was reached in 1833, but larger tensions over state's rights and federal power remained unsolved.