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Mo Rocca tells us that, of all the possibilities there’s one who stands out: James Buchanan was at Wheatland, his Lancaster, Pa., estate, when he was notified he’d been elected president in 1856.
James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life. Sign up for our Newsletters ...
April 23 marks the birthday of James Buchanan, the man regarded by many historians as one of the worst—if not the worst—Presidents of all time. So what did Buchanan do to earn the disrespect ...
James Buchanan. Source: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Today, most people know Buchanan for three things: He was single for his entire presidency; he’s the only president ...
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We look now to “Old Buck” - James Buchanan. Prior to becoming the 15th president, Buchanan practiced law in Pennsylvania and was elected to the Pennsylvania ...
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 ...
Detail of portrait of President James Buchanan by artist George Peter Alexander Healy National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W ...
That question is being asked a lot, by scholars and columnists, and the result is a new spotlight on our 15th president, James Buchanan, who has locked down that spot for most of the past 159 ...
James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley.He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life.News 8 went to ...