When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn ... defined how politics was practiced and power wielded in the United States.” We are living in the world Van Buren created.

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 ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren ... Henry ...

The Vice President of the United States stands a roughly one ... before another vice president took over the top job. Martin van Buren was the first vice president to be elected president after ...