Why Martin Van Buren Was In a “Seinfeld” Episode and 5 Other Things Nobody Knew About Our 8th President Story by Liz McNeil • 2d A new book by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose nickname ... were picked to turn into something else.”) ...

OK, Martin Van Buren was never initialized ... political life they didn’t have before. That is something worth considering.” On Van Buren’s debit ledger, he was a Jacksonian Democrat ...

In New York's Hudson Valley, in the village of Kinderhook, sits a lovely estate called Lindenwald, once home to Martin Van Buren. And if you don't know who that is, you're in good company!

To win the presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris will have to overcome what was once called the “Van Buren jinx.” In 1836, Vice President Martin Van Buren won the presidential election ...

Martin Van Buren earned two nicknames during his lifetime: “the Little Magician”—he was a smooth politician—and “Old Kinderhook” from the town where he was born. “Old Kinderhook ...

Information about the nation's first ladies and President Martin Van Buren can be found at these websites. C-Span series: http://firstladies.c-span.org/ White House ...

Ted Widmer, former adviser to President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talked about the panic of 1837 and President Martin Van Buren. Ted Widmer, former adviser to President ...

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 ...

Having reached his seventy-first year, and while in a foreign land, Martin Van Buren undertakes to review ... an influence on his judgment’ so as to do justice to all concerned.

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.