Ex-President MARTIN VAN BUREN died at his residence at Lindenwold ... Young VAN BUREN had early displayed a predilection for political life, and while in Kinderhook took an active part in the ...

Martin Van Buren earned two nicknames during his ... He died on July 24, 1862, at age 79 of heart failure. Explore the life of the president with a short biographical video and 'Bell Ringer ...

OK, Martin Van Buren was never initialized. But you are far from alone if you know nothing about our eighth president ... village’s political and social life. Militias gathered there, candidates ...

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three ...

According to James Bradley in “Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician”—an engaging and careful work of scholarship—the eighth president ... But his early life proved to be ...

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 ...

In 1836, Vice President Martin Van Buren won the presidential election ... and like every new president that comes into office, I will bring my life experiences, my professional experiences ...

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.

Bradley in Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, a lively and illuminating new biography of our eighth president—the ... of the nation’s political life,” Bradley writes.