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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 ...
James Buchanan is often saddled with the title of "the worst US president", blamed for not averting the Civil War - but efforts are being made to reassess his legacy.
James Buchanan. Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Today, most people know Buchanan for three things: He was single for his entire presidency; he’s the only president ...
President James Buchanan died here in Lancaster 150 years ago today: what was the legacy of the “worst president” and how has it changed? Posted by PennLive.com on Friday, June 1, 2018 ...
Well James Buchanan did something right! Playlist: More presidential history from Mo Rocca For more info: James Buchanan’s Wheatland, Lancaster, Pa. (lancasterhistory.org) “Worst. President. Ever.
Buchanan was a five-time member of the House of Representatives, secretary of state under President James Polk, and U.S. minister to Great Britain.
We look now to “Old Buck” - James Buchanan. In 1845, Buchanan was named President Polk’s Secretary of State, and he played a hand in negotiating the Treaty of Oregon in 1846.
But you may not be aware that Lancaster County's own man in the White House, President James Buchanan, was almost impeached in 1860. Last month, ...
Buchanan, a Democrat from Lancaster County, Pa., was the 15th president of the U.S. and a lifelong bachelor. He served as president from 1857-61, during the tumultuous years that lead up to the Civil ...
James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, spent much of his adult life in Lancaster – including the last 20 years at Wheatland.
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.