In the aftermath of James Buchanan’s inauguration, America became obsessed: Was the fatal illness called the “Buchanan Grip” an assassination attempt? Or just a disease-ridden hotel?

James Buchanan. Author ... Sandford case, which came shortly after the inauguration. Buchanan supported the theory that states and territories have a right to determine if they would allow ...

Hicks III At his inauguration on March 4, 1857, James Buchanan endorsed the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford. Scott was an enslaved African-American man who ...

In the time surrounding Buchanan's inauguration, the National Hotel sickness ... Assassination fears weren't enough to rattle James Buchanan. After weeks of on-and-off symptoms, he made the ...

Dred Scott: James Buchanan, 1857 Acting in part on insider information, Buchanan said in his inaugural address that the Supreme Court would soon resolve the issue of slavery in emerging states of ...

Most historians blame Buchanan for hastening the greatest crisis in American history... Died: June 1, 1868. At his inauguration, Buchanan made his position clear: states should decide the legality ...

April 23 marks the birthday of James Buchanan ... where he traveled for meetings as President-elect. In his inaugural address, Buchanan called the territorial issue of slavery “happily, a ...

Richard Nixon's inaugural parade route was littered with dead birds after he'd had it pre-emptively sprayed with repellent. James Buchanan was struck with severe diarrhea the night before his ...

James Buchanan barely won the presidency. The nation was roiling in the debate over slavery. So when Buchanan became gravely ill before his inaugural address, it wasn’t a stretch to suspect an ...