Martin Van Buren
Also known as Maarten van Buren, President van Buren, M. van Buren, Van Buren, Buren, Old Kinderhook, President Van Buren, President Martin Van Buren
president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
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Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. His presidency is historically significant because it coincided with a major economic depression that shaped American politics and policy during that era.
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- Inquiry into Political Parties in the United States
- Martin Van Buren's Inaugural Address and First State of the Union Address
- Martin Van Buren : Collected State of the Union Addresses 1837 - 1840
- State of the Union (Webster's English Thesaurus Edition)
- Messages and Papers of the Presidents
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Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren, December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. Van Buren co-founded the Democratic Party with Andrew Jackson and became Jackson's vice president from 1833 to 1837.
Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York, where most residents were of Dutch descent and spoke Dutch as their primary language. He is the only president to have spoken English as a second language. Van Buren entered politics as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, won a seat in the New York State Senate in 1813, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1821. As the leader of the Bucktails faction of the party, he established the political machine known as the Albany Regency. Van Buren ran successfully for governor of New York to support Andrew Jackson's candidacy in the 1828 presidential election but resigned shortly after Jackson was inaugurated so he could accept appointment as Jackson's secretary of state. In the cabinet, Van Buren was a key Jackson advisor and built the organizational structure for the coalescing Democratic Party. He ultimately resigned to help resolve the Petticoat affair and briefly served as ambassador to the United Kingdom. At Jackson's behest, the 1832 Democratic National Convention nominated Van Buren for vice president, and he took office after the Democratic ticket won the 1832 presidential election.
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