BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:John C. Calhoun UID:2008-05-07-11-30-29-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=3;BYMONTHDAY=18 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260318 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260319 DTSTAMP:20260414T211643 CATEGORIES:U.S. Vice Presidents LOCATION:McCormick County\, South Carolina GEO:33.9134577;-82.2934585 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

John C. Calhoun (1782 - 1850) was an American statesman, political theorist, and a key figure in t he early 19th-century U.S. government. Born in South Carolina, Calhoun ser ved as a congressman, senator, vice president (under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), and secretary of war. He was a staunch defender of state s' rights and slavery, becoming one of the most prominent advocates for So uthern interests in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Calhoun is best known for his theory of "nullification," which argued that states could nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional. He believed in a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, and his views on slavery and states' rights deeply influenced Southern politics.

Though ini tially a nationalist, Calhoun's political ideology evolved to focus on def ending slavery and states' rights, making him a central figure in the deba te over the expansion of slavery in the United States. He passed away in 1 850, shortly before the nation would face the secession crisis and Civil W ar.

DESCRIPTION:John C. Calhoun (1782 - 1850) was an American statesman\, polit ical theorist\, and a key figure in the early 19th-century U.S. government . Born in South Carolina\, Calhoun served as a congressman\, senator\, vic e president (under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson)\, and secretary o f war. He was a staunch defender of states' rights and slavery\, becoming one of the most prominent advocates for Southern interests in the years le ading up to the Civil War.\nCalhoun is best known for his theory of "nulli fication\," which argued that states could nullify federal laws they deeme d unconstitutional. He believed in a strict interpretation of the U.S. Con stitution\, and his views on slavery and states' rights deeply influenced Southern politics.\nThough initially a nationalist\, Calhoun's political i deology evolved to focus on defending slavery and states' rights\, making him a central figure in the debate over the expansion of slavery in the Un ited States. He passed away in 1850\, shortly before the nation would face the secession crisis and Civil War.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,5834-john-c-c alhoun?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR