Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, the same day King George III announced hostilities with the United States were over and five days after the preliminary articles of the Treaty of Paris ...

Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren’s estate. | Acroterion, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 4.0 The preferred annex for the Albany elite, Van Buren’s residence would often host dinner and cocktail ...

Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician by James M. Bradley Oxford University Press, 623 pp. The revolutionary generation has a way of regarding itself as the sole custodian of a nation’s ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering, and ...

But a new biography, Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure politician perhaps best remembered today for a running joke from a 1997 ...

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Martin R. Van Buren Glenville - Martin R. Van Buren, known affectionately as Marty to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024, in Glenville, NY.

However, when Van Buren was to be confirmed for the role, then Vice-President Calhoun voted against the appointment. In response, when Jackson ran for re-election in 1832 he tapped Van Buren as ...

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Martin Van Buren Even before he was sworn in as America's eighth president, Martin Van Buren already rocked some respectable sideburns! You may also like: Secret pseudonyms musicians and bands used ...

Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States. CBS News But in the facial hair department, Van Buren is second to no one, with some of the wildest facial hair to ever grace the White House.