You'll be surprised to learn some of the jobs presidents had before they became commander in chief. Abraham Lincoln was a ...

Senators who were once governors often highlight their accomplishments in their previous roles. Wistful tales of trade missions abroad to drum up business for their states and enacting legislation on ...

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, the same day King George III announced hostilities with the United States were over and five days after the preliminary articles of the Treaty of Paris ...

In her biography "William Henry Harrison," author Gail Collins, the New York Times columnist and Green Township native, explained, "Politically, Harrison's greatest achievement was to star in what ...

Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician by James M. Bradley Oxford University Press, 623 pp. The revolutionary generation has a way of regarding itself as the sole custodian of a nation’s ...

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, and ...

After all, McCoy might have the famous "Snow Game" and Van Buren the two NFL championships. Barkley, meanwhile, already has a franchise-record 255-yard game and the backwards hurdle.

But a new biography, Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure politician perhaps best remembered today for a running joke from a 1997 ...

Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician By James M. Bradley Oxford University Press 632 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.

Martin R. Van Buren Glenville - Martin R. Van Buren, known affectionately as Marty to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2024, in Glenville, NY.