The statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square gets blanketed by snow falling in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. Wintry weather in the Southeast was predicted to creep northeastward, dumping widespread rain and snow across the East. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

The statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square gets blanketed by snow falling in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. Wintry weather in the Southeast was predicted to creep northeastward, dumping widespread rain and snow across the East.

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  1. Pigeons sit on the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House on October 13, 2009. Jackson was the 7th president of the US and his portrait appears on the United States twenty-dollar bill.

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  1. A Southern Magnolia tree that was planted by President Andrew Jackson is seen at the White House in Washington Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fragrant roses, blue salvias and towering, decades-old trees that beautify the president's back yard.
  2. A Southern Magnolia tree bears an identification plaque to President Andrew Jackson, who planted the tree, at the White House in Washington Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Tens of thousands of people are expected to stream through the White House gates this weekend for a rare opportunity to see the fragrant roses, blue salvias and towering, decades-old trees that beautify the president's back yard.
  3. Pigeons sit on the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House on October 13, 2009. Jackson was the 7th president of the US and his portrait appears on the United States twenty-dollar bill.
  4. Pigeons sit on the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House on October 13, 2009. Jackson was the 7th president of the US and his portrait appears on the United States twenty-dollar bill.
  5. Britain's Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth (L) speaks with Major General Jonathan Shaw (C) and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Jackson, both from the British Army, during a parachute drop by British soldiers from the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces over the Ginkelse Heide, near Ede in the Netherlands September 19, 2009. The event was held in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden undertaken by the Allied Forces during World War Two.

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