Buchanan's faith that the legal system would resolve the slavery issue locked him into inaction. ' ... President James Buchanan, 1857. Library of Congress. Terms: 1857-1861 ...

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Buchanan also explained why he wasn’t actively involved in the secession battle as president. “It is beyond the power of any president, no matter what may be his own political proclivities, to ...

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.News 8 went to ...

President James Buchanan delivers his address after being sworn in as the 15th president of the United States in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1857.

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 58 ...

In 1844, Buchanan ran for president but lost the Democratic nomination to James K. Polk. In 1845, Buchanan was named President Polk’s Secretary of State, and he played a hand in negotiating the ...

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What Ex-President Buchanan is About. Share full article. Nov. 10, 1861. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 10, 1861, Page 8 Buy Reprints.

The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There was the “Goddess of ...