Rep. James Buchanan, R-Sarasota, took the first step this week toward trying to succeed Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota.

Challenges: At the time of James Buchanan’s election, the Union itself was at stake, as the South was now actively threatening secession with the rise of the Republican Party. The continuing issue of ...

Birney The Liberty Party was the political outgrowth of the growing ... 1856: Democrats: James Buchanan Democrats again united along a pro-slavery platform, endorsing states' rights, the Fugitive ...

The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something ... happening to his body. But political Washington had its ...

How Did James Buchanan's European experiences shape his views on Economics ... far from America’s Ivy League universities. He never advised a political party or held a government job. “I’m perhaps as ...

Pledged to serve only one term — and eager to vacate the White House before civil war became a reality -- Buchanan's antagonistic relationship with Stephen Douglas split the Democratic Party ...