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 ...

The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There was the “Goddess of ...

In the aftermath of James Buchanan’s inauguration, America became obsessed: Was the fatal illness called the “Buchanan Grip” an assassination attempt? Or just a disease-ridden hotel?

On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th president of the United States, at the first presidential-inauguration ceremony to ever be photographed. John Wood, who worked as the ...

Interestingly enough, in 1970, Buchanan would play a role in Cash’s White House story. “Nixon wanted to identify with middle America and Johnny Cash was as middle America as you can get ...

In a new memoir, Pat Buchanan tells the story of the Nixon White House as only he could. Reading the various accolades directed lately at Pat Buchanan, including a New York Times column declaring ...