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  1. James P. Buchanan

    James P. Buchanan

    American politician

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  1. www.youtube.com › watchJames Buchanan | 60-Second Presidents | PBS - YouTube

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    Feb 12, 2015 · Here's everything you need to know about James Buchanan, the fifteenth President of the United States, in just 60 seconds. Explore the full Presidents collec...

    • Feb 12, 2015
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  2. www.youtube.com › watchJames Buchanan: The Civil War Approaches (1857 - 1861) - YouTube

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    Sep 18, 2018 · Several presidents contributed to the chain of events that led to the Civil War, but none more than James Buchanan. South Carolina seceded from the United St...

    • Sep 18, 2018
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  4. www.youtube.com › watchJames Buchanan: Was This Man America's Worst President?

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    Find out why James Buchanan is often considered the worst president in US history and how he failed to prevent the Civil War. Watch now on YouTube.

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  5. www.history.com › topics › us-presidentsJames Buchanan - HISTORY

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    • James Buchanan’s Early Years and Personal Life. James Buchanan was born on April 23, 1791, in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, to James Buchanan Sr. (1761-1833), a merchant who had emigrated from Ireland, and Elizabeth Speer Buchanan (1767-1833).
    • Senator and Diplomat. In 1834, after returning from Europe the previous year, James Buchanan was elected to represent his home state in the U.S. Senate.
    • Election of 1856. In 1854, President Pierce signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which created two new territories and allowed settlers to determine whether they would enter the Union as free states or slave states.
    • James Buchanan in the White House. Once in office, James Buchanan appointed a cabinet composed of Northerners and Southerners and hoped to keep peace between the country’s pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.

  6. www.whitehouse.gov › presidents › james-buchananJames Buchanan | The White House

    James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), served immediately prior to the American Civil War. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain ...

  7. www.c-span.org › videoLife Portrait of James Buchanan | June 21, 1999 | C-SPAN.org

    Apr 15, 2013 · In the fifteenth in a series on American presidents, guests talked about the life and career of James Buchanan. Mr. Reisner and Professor Keller talked about Buchanan's presidency and the history ...

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  8. www.britannica.com › video › 172710Life and career of former U.S. president James Buchanan

    James Buchanan was born in Pennsylvania in 1791. At age 23, he won election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Six years later he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He spent the majority of the next 25 years in Congress. In 1845, Buchanan resigned to become secretary of state under President James K. Polk.

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