USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Van Buren, his handpicked successor as President, had become his closest political confidante. Throughout Van Buren’s term, Jackson peppered him with advice, exhortations, and warnings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hand-picked by Jackson to be his successor, Vice President Martin Van Buren wins the presidential election, running against three Whigs. The Whig Party hoped to split the popular vote so that the House of Representatives would decide the election’s outcome.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1835 Democratic National Convention chose a ticket of Van Buren (President Andrew Jackson’s handpicked successor) and U.S. Representative Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two formed a strong relationship together, and Van Buren would be Jackson’s strongest supporter and a key advisor while in office. Jackson would choose Van Buren to be his running mate in the 1832 election, getting both men elected to the office under a unified Democratic Party.