The Buchanan-Jackson Party -- The fight for the spoils -- The culmination of a congressional career. 6. Reluctant Diplomate (1831-1833). The politics of the Russian mission -- St. Petersburg -- The ...

Bell Ringer: President James Buchanan - Biography James Buchanan A brief summary of the accomplishments and life history of James Buchanan.

I became a James Buchanan fan 25 years ago. So I was depressed at how 2000 treated him. He was rated the worst president in the nation’s history — three times. C-Span polled a group of … ...

Buchanan's faith that the legal system would resolve the slavery issue locked him into inaction.

James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life.

The Ex-President is exceedingly wrothy at every fearless comment upon his past proscriptions and present penitences.

The President concluded by expressing again a cordial welcome to his visitors, and a wish to take each of them by the hand. The ladies and gentlemen were then severally presented, and many ...

James Buchanan’s failure to hold the Union together in the face of spiking regional tensions over the issue of slavery cements his status as the worst president of the United States, journalist Robert ...

Prior to becoming the 15th president, Buchanan practiced law in Pennsylvania and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1814.

James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

If Senator Stephen Arnold (“Little Giant”) Douglas and President James Buchanan had not quarreled over slavery in Kansas, a united Democracy would have nominated Douglas for President at ...