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.

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 ...

However, when Van Buren was to be confirmed for the role, then Vice-President Calhoun voted against the appointment. In response, when Jackson ran for re-election in 1832 he tapped Van Buren as ...

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 ...

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 ...

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, the same day King George III announced hostilities with the United States were over and five days after the preliminary articles of the Treaty of Paris ...

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.