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President James Buchanan
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1857 |
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James Buchanan
serves from 1857 to 1861 as the 15th President of the United
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Vice Pres. |
John Cabell
Breckinridge was Vice President.
After serving he became an Army General then Secretary of War
for the Confederacy.
Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Fayette County,
Kentucky
on January 21, 1821.
He died in Lexington, Fayette County,
Kentucky on May 17, 1875.
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First Lady |
President
Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane served as First Lady.
Buchanan was the only president to have never married.
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Buchanan was a
democrat from
Pennsylvania.
Buchanan was so pessimistic about the Civil War he believed he
would be the last President of the United States.
Seven southern states, Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
South
Carolina and Texas had declared their
independence from the Union during the term of President James
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Inaug. Addr. |
"In
entering upon this great office I must humbly invoke the God of
our fathers for wisdom and firmness to execute its high and
responsible duties in such a manner as to restore harmony and
ancient friendship among the people of the several States and to
preserve our free institutions throughout many generations."
- President James Buchanan, Inaugural Address.
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Quotes |
"The ballot box is
the surest arbiter of disputes among freemen." - President James
Buchanan.
"There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution." -
President James Buchanan.
"My dear, sir, if you are as happy on entering the White House
as I on leaving, you are a very happy man indeed." - President
James Buchanan to Abraham Lincoln. |
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Birth Death |
James Buchanan was
born in a log cabin on April 23, 1791 in Cove Gap near
Mercersburg,
Pennsylvania.
Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 near Lancaster,
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G Washington
- J Adams -
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Jefferson - J Madison -
J Monroe -
J Q
Adams - A Jackson -
- M Van Buren -
W
H Harrison - J Tyler -
J Polk -
Z Taylor -
M Fillmore -
F Pierce
- J Buchanan -
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Lincoln - A Johnson -
- U S Grant -
R B Hayes
- J Garfield -
C
Arthur - G Cleveland -
B Harrison -
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Cleveland - W McKinley -
T Roosevelt -
- W Taft
- W Wilson -
W Harding
- C Coolidge -
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Hoover - F D Roosevelt -
H Truman -
D D Eisenhower
- J F Kennedy -
- L B Johnson -
R Nixon -
G Ford -
J Carter -
R Reagan -
G H W Bush
- B Clinton -
G W Bush
- BH Obama -
- Methodology -
TimeLine of the Presidency -
Inauguration Speeches
- Party Platforms
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The Early Presidents
- Distinctions of the
Presidencies
Black
American Patriots -
President's Day -
Rhymes about the
Founding Fathers
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