When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering ...

Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords explained the evolution of the universally understood term "OK" and its alliterative form ...

Now, for the nine worst. Things go downhill in a hurry from here. 10. Martin Van Buren (1837–41) Van Buren is perhaps the closest we have to a cipher among the Democratic presidents, with less ...

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 ...

They especially disliked Martin Van Buren, Jackson's hand-chosen successor. 1836: Democrats: Martin Van Buren The Democrats were the successors of Jeffersonian democracy. They favored localism ...

Tucked away in West Virginia’s beautiful Allegheny Mountains, The Greenbrier has a long and fascinating history that includes ...