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(Friday, December 28, 1832) — John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States since 1825, today became the first vice president to resign, citing political differences with President Andrew Jackson and a desire to fill a vacant Senate seat in South Carolina. .

Calhoun had a difficult relationship with Jackson, primarily because of the Nullification Crisis and the Petticoat affair.

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In contrast with his previous nationalism, Calhoun vigorously supported South Carolina’s right to nullify federal tariff legislation that he believed unfairly favored the North, which put him into conflict with unionists such as Jackson.

In 1832, with only a few months remaining in his second term, Calhoun resigned as vice president and entered the Senate.

The office of vice president remained vacant until the March 4, 1833, inauguration of Jackson and his new VP, Martin Van Buren, who was elected 23 days ago in the 1832 United States presidential election.