FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Next up is the “Little Magician” - Martin Van Buren. Prior to becoming the eighth president Van Buren was a lawyer in New York who was elected to the State ...

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 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 ...

Martin Van Buren, the 8th president of the United States. CBS News But in the facial hair department, Van Buren is second to no one, with some of the wildest facial hair to ever grace the White House.

Martin Van Buren: The Party-Building President Who Davy Crockett Described as Corseted, Aiding in His Defeat Without a serious and thorough consideration of Van Buren’s entire career — before and ...

In his third presidential bid, in 1844, Van Buren's position on Texas threw the nomination to James Polk. Van Buren ran for a fourth time in 1848 as a Free Soil candidate and finished third.

The elementary school students gave a presentation about Martin Van Buren’s life and sang happy birthday to the president. “It was excellent to have the kids here,” Natali said.

Updated: Dec 6, 2021 / 12:50 PM EST KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The life of Martin Van Buren was celebrated Sunday in Kinderhook on what would have been the eighth president’s 239th birthday.

‘Martin Van Buren’ Review: The Maker of Modern Politics Rallies, stump speeches, conventions, campaigns: The era of mass democracy was inaugurated by America’s eighth president.

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 ...

President Martin Van Buren, 1837. Library of Congress. Terms: 1837-1841 Political Party: Democrat First Lady: Angelica Singleton Van-Buren (daughter-in-law) Vice President: Richard M. Johnson ...