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Podcast: Wait Five Minutes
Episode: The Governor Turned President
Description: Andrew Jackson is the only governor of Florida to ever become President of the United States - though he was never elected governor. His run for president was unique, and the fallout changed the shape of American politics for the ensuing two-hundred years.Â
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