Jacksonian Democrats are outraged when Adams, sworn…
March 1825 CE
Jacksonian Democrats are outraged when Adams, sworn in on March 4, appoints Clay as Secretary of State—the position that Adams and his three predecessors had held before becoming President—and claim that Adams and Clay have struck a "corrupt bargain."
This contention will overshadow Adams's term and will greatly contribute to his loss to Jackson in 1828.