Which incident during andrew jackson's term boost martin van buren's prospects for a presidential run?

Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) was the 8th President of the United States from 1837 to 1841. He had to face the important economic recession that took place in 1837. In 1840 a federal central bank for the US was created.

He reached the presdency by taking advantage of the endorsement of popular outgoing of his predecessor, the former President, and party colleague Andrew Jackson. Jackson refused to participate in the presidential election in 1836 but remained quite active in the party activities and campaigns, supporting Van Buren so that as his sucessor he would continue with the policies he had implemented.

There was a scandal that shooked the Cabinet of President Jackson, known as the Petticoat Affair. The wives of the cabinet members socially ostracized John Eaton, the Secretary of War, and his wife Peggy as they dissaproved some aspects of their personal life and marriage, which they considered did not meet the necessary moral standards required for the wife of a cabinet member. This scandal had important effects as it shook Jackson's administration severely, as all Cabinet members resigned but one. It also made Van Buren's access to presidency much easier.