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  • One of the most shocking events of his presidency was the Aaron Burr duel with Alexander Hamilton
  • Duels were not uncommon
  • perhaps by flinging his glove before him, the origin of the phrase "throwing down the gauntlet"
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  • affairs in order and written their will
  • Alexander Hamilton had called Vice President Aaron Burr "a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government" which had been printed in a newspaper
  • requested an immediate retraction and apology
  • Weehawken, New Jersey
  • Aaron Burr was let off and completed his term as Vice President
  • Alexander Hamilton was 47 years old and Aaron Burr was 48 years old.
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