In New York's Hudson Valley, in the village of Kinderhook, sits a lovely estate called Lindenwald, once home to Martin Van Buren. And if you don't know who that is, you're in good company! Van Buren ...

How much do you know about President Martin Van Buren? Chances are, not much. The eighth president of the United States, who served from 1837 - 1841, does not usually get Mount Rushmore-level ...

New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali paid tribute to the nation’s eighth president, Martin Van Buren, as he ...

Who Was Martin Van Buren? Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and as vice president. He was elected the eighth ...

Born: December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York... Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson, who in turn rewarded Van Buren with cabinet positions and the vice presidency. As ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next up is the “Little Magician” - Martin Van Buren. Prior to becoming the eighth president Van Buren was a lawyer in New York who was elected to the State Senate in ...

From the outset, James M. Bradley renounces any effort to rebuild Martin Van Buren’s pedestrian presidential reputation. A lackluster speaker, a vice president who never emerged out of Andrew ...

An ornate ballroom so huge it would make the White House look like an attached garage. A paved-over Rose Garden lawn. Glittering gold picture frames in the Oval Office. And a $400 million plane from ...

Martin Van Buren was our eighth president and the first to be born an American citizen. But what was the polished politician with the out-there sideburns best known for? Besides creating our two-party ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The first president born a U.S. citizen rather than a British subject, Martin Van Buren was known as the “Little ...