President Andrew Jackson’s First Inauguration, 1829 This illustration by the British artist Robert Cruikshank, entitled President’s Levee, or All Creation Going to the White House, depicts crowds in front of the White House during Andrew Jackson’s first inaugural reception in 1829. The crowds of ordinary people were so enthusiastic and unrestrained that President Jackson had to flee out the back of the White House to escape injury. The Granger Collection, New York