Andrew Jackson
(1767–1845)
 

When Congress assembled on December 7, 1829, Jackson sent in his first annual message, which attracted a great deal of attention. Meeting his old friend General Robert Armstrong the next deay, Jackson said, "Well, Bob, what do the people say of my message?" "They say," replied Armstrong, "that it is first-rate, but nobody believes that you wrote it." "Well," said Old Hickory good-naturedly, "don't I deserve just as much credit for picking out the man who could write it?"