Mark R. Cheathem is a professor of history at Cumberland University. Modern-day politics owes much to Martin Van Buren. His belief that competing political parties were a necessary element of ...

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!

On this day in 1862, as his circulatory system began to fail, former President Martin Van Buren slipped into a coma and never recovered. Van Buren, the nation’s eighth president, died three days ...

In 1988, George Bush ran for president not only against Michael Dukakis but also against the curse of Martin Van Buren. This year, in seeking re-election, Bush faces not just taunting challengers ...

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 ...

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, N.Y. This made him the first president born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He began his career as a lawyer and soon ...

Community leaders typically rally against the so-called co-locations, but parents at Martin Van Buren High School say they welcome a new option to sending their kids to a school with a 55% ...

KINDERHOOK, N.Y., Thursday, July 24. Ex-President MARTIN VAN BUREN died at his residence at Lindenwold, at 2 o'clock this morning, in the 79th year of his age. His health has been declining for ...

I’m supposed to be Martin Van Buren.” Mom looks up his likeness on Google, then breaks out her sewing supplies, cuts up panty hose, rips apart a pillow, and before you know it, the young girl ...

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 ...

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.