Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The life of Martin Van Buren was celebrated Sunday in Kinderhook on what would have been the eighth president’s 239th birthday. A ceremony included the presentation of ...

The American republic began in 1789, but it took a while for leaders and voters alike to organize themselves within a national framework, a process that would transform the nature of politics. Mass ...

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 ...

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 ...