USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -“Kitchen cabinet” is a reference to a president’s informal circle of advisers, as opposed to the official members of his cabinet. The term was first used during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Jackson took office in 1829, after a bruising and divisive election.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kitchen Cabinet was a term used by political opponents of U.S. President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisors. The kitchen cabinet reached its peak following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the Eaton Affair and his break with Vice President John Calhoun in 1831.

Detailed explanation-3: -In colloquial use, “kitchen cabinet” refers to any group of trusted friends and associates, particularly in reference to a president’s or presidential candidate’s closest unofficial advisers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because he disliked and distrusted the members of his official advisory body, President Andrew Jackson gathered a group of trusted friends to serve as advisers and ignored his official” Cabinet. His unofficial advisory group often met at the White House–in the kitchen. Thus, the Kitchen Cabinet was born.