When sultans tried to give President Martin Van Buren lavish gifts, he did what the Constitution requires and asked Congress what to do. Two live lions had been gifted to Van Buren by the Sultan ...

How much do you know about President Martin Van Buren? Chances are, not much. The eighth president of the United States, who served from 1837 - 1841, does not usually get Mount Rushmore-level ...

Though President Andrew Jackson gave the period its name, the most talented practitioner of the new art of popular politics was Jackson’s diminutive successor, Martin Van Buren. According to ...

Jefferson easily won reelection in 1804, and it would be many years before another vice president took over the top job. Martin van Buren was the first vice president to be elected president ...

Ultimately, Adams was defeated by Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 election. Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States, rose from humble beginnings to the highest office in the land. He ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Now to “Young Hickory” - James K. Polk. Prior to becoming the 11th president - Polk began his career in politics in the Tennessee legislature. In 1825, Polk ...

Obama's continued role in designating Democratic presidential nominees echoes, perhaps faintly, the records of two historic Democratic presidents ... was Martin Van Buren, who had set up and ...