Presidents in Florida: How the Presidents Have Shaped Florida and How Florida Has Influenced the Presidents

U.S. Presidents have played a major role in shaping Florida, whether waging wars, protecting the environment, seeking votes, or just drawing media attention to the state's attractions.

• Thomas Jefferson set out to buy Florida, but ended up making the Louisiana Purchase instead.
• Andrew Jackson came to fight Indians when La Florida was still a Spanish colony and then became the first territorial governor.
• Abraham Lincoln came up with the plan to get Florida back into the Union in 1864 to help...