Why Martin Van Buren Was In a “Seinfeld” Episode and 5 Other Things Nobody Knew About Our 8th President Story by Liz McNeil • 2d A new book by James M. Bradley sheds new light on the obscure ...

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 ...

The American republic began in 1789, but it took a while for leaders and voters alike to organize themselves within a national framework, a process that would transform the nature of politics.

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 ...

OK, Martin Van Buren was never initialized. But you are far from alone if you know nothing about our eighth president. Advertisement Article continues below this ad In 2014, Time magazine named ...

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three ...

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 ...

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.