But their personalities, and their images, could not be more different ... failed reelection attempt come 1840." After which, Martin Van Buren returned home to entertain and hold court in his ...

Though President Andrew Jackson gave the period its name, the most talented practitioner of the new art of popular politics was Jackson’s diminutive successor, Martin Van Buren. According to ...

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.

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. | Martin Van Buren was born in what was once called, "Old Kinderhook" and got the nickname "OK." He was later dubbed "The OK President" and some historians attribute the use today ...

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 ...

Martin Van Buren did much to create the political party establishments we have today. Experts Barbara Bair and Mark Cheathem, along with Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza, examine his mark ...

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 ...

The Danbury (Conn) Times states that two of the prominent citizens of that place recently paid a visit to Ex-President MARTIN VAN BUREN. The conversation naturally turned in the direction of the ...

The American republic began in 1789, but it took a while for leaders and voters alike to organize themselves within a national framework, a process that would transform the nature of politics.

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 ...