kitchen cabinet
kitchen cabinet
kitchen cabinet
kitch′en cab`inet
n.
Kitchen cabinet
| Noun | 1. | kitchen cabinet - an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
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| 释义 | kitchen cabinetkitchen cabinetkitchen cabinetkitch′en cab`inetn. Kitchen cabinet
kitchen cabinetkitchen cabinetKitchen CabinetKitchen Cabinet,in U.S. history, popular name for the group of intimate, unofficial advisers of President JacksonJackson, Andrew,1767–1845, 7th President of the United States (1829–37), b. Waxhaw settlement on the border of South Carolina and North Carolina (both states claim him). Early Career A child of the backwoods, he was left an orphan at 14. ..... Click the link for more information. . Early in his administration Jackson abandoned official cabinet meetings and used heads of departments solely to execute their departmental duties, while the policies of his administration were formed in meetings of the Kitchen Cabinet. The members of the informal cabinet included the elder Francis P. BlairBlair, Francis Preston, 1791–1876, American journalist and politician, b. Abingdon, Va. Through the Frankfort, Ky., journal Argus of Western America, which he edited with Amos Kendall, Blair was an ardent supporter of Andrew Jackson. At William T. ..... Click the link for more information. , Duff GreenGreen, Duff, 1791–1875, American journalist and politician, b. Woodford co., Ky. After service in the War of 1812, he settled in Missouri, where he became (1824) editor of the St. Louis Enquirer. He moved (1825) to Washington, D.C. ..... Click the link for more information. , Isaac Hill, Amos KendallKendall, Amos , 1789–1869, American journalist and statesman, b. Dunstable, Middlesex co., Mass. He edited (1816–29) at Frankfort, Ky., the Argus of Western America, one of the most influential Western papers of the day. ..... Click the link for more information. , and William B. Lewis. John H. EatonEaton, John Henry, 1790–1856, U.S. Senator (1818–29) and Secretary of War (1829–31), b. Halifax co., N.C. After being admitted to the bar, he practiced in Franklin, Tenn., and married Myra Lewis, a ward of Andrew Jackson. ..... Click the link for more information. of the regular cabinet met with the group; Martin Van BurenVan Buren, Martin, 1782–1862, 8th President of the United States (1837–41), b. Kinderhook, Columbia co., N.Y. Early Career He was reared on his father's farm, was educated at local schools, and after reading law was admitted (1803) to the bar. ..... Click the link for more information. also was taken into its confidence. Several members of the Kitchen Cabinet were able journalists and editors of influential regional newspapers. They continued to wield effective pens in defense of the administration measures after they came to Washington. Kendall—perhaps the ablest and most influential member—vigorously defended the policies of Andrew Jackson in the Globe, the administration journal edited by Francis P. Blair. Following the cabinet reorganization of 1831, the Kitchen Cabinet became less important. kitchen cabinetkitchen cabinet
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