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A Screenplay for an Andrew Jackson Documentary
FADE IN:
SLIDESHOW OF PICTURES OF ANDREW JACKSON
NARRATOR
Andrew Jackson was born March 15, 1767: a child of the revolution, and one of the greatest American heroes of all time. When his mother first saw her child, she realized what a great man he would become. Knowing that great men make great enemies, she feared for his life. So to make him invulnerable, she dipped her son in the mythical River Mississippi. DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MISSISSIPPI RIVER -DAY
A woman holding her baby by the left pinky dips her crying child into the flowing river
ELIZABETH JACKSON, ordinary looking woman around 30 wearing a headdress and 1700s housewife’s garb, mother of Andrew Jackson.
ELIZABETH
(tears streaming down her face) I’m so sorry, my son. This is for your own good
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. LIBRARY- DAY
Our credible historian sits on a chair, surrounded by bookshelves staring straight into the camera
CREDIBLE HISTORIAN
He was left vulnerable on the left pinky, the appendage by which his mother held him. In fact this is the origin of “Andrew pinky” to refer to a weak point. Despite this vulnerability he still lived a greater life than any American before him except maybe for George …show more content…

NARRATOR (voice-over)
After serving two of the greatest terms in presidential history, Jackson retired at the Hermitage. He lived the remainder of his life in peace and died in his sleep, when a spider bit him on his left pinky. His family buried his body, but after three days it disappeared.
CUT TO:
EXT. HILL-DAY
NARRATOR (voice-over)
His son felt called to a large hill, went there and witnessed a great miracle: the Apotheosis of Andrew Jackson. A bright light split open the heavens and Jackson rose to into the sky above, a god. He lives eternally with the Holy Trinity: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of

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