KINDERHOOK, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Michel Natali commemorated the 241st birthday of former President Martin Van Buren Dec. 5 by laying a wreath from the White House at the ...

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!

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. – The New York Army National Guard paid tribute to President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook Sunday, Dec. 5, where he was born in 1782 and lived the latter part of his life ...

To the Editor of the New-York Times: I do not regret that your ... absence and my own at the funeral obsequies of Ex-President VAN BUREN. The writer does both of us the justice to ascribe it ...

The Wedgwood toilet can still be found today at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, New York. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to ...

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 ...

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.