James Buchanan 1791 - 1868
15th Us President
Democrat
First Lady - Only president never to be married.
Vice President John C. Breckinridge
James Buchanan's Administration was marred but the split of the Union. South Carolina seceded from the Union and six more states followed and Buchanan did what he could to keep the country from falling apart under such stress.
James Buchanan quotes:
I like the noise of democracy.
James Buchanan
If you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed.
James Buchanan
The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
James Buchanan
The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
James Buchanan
To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.
James Buchanan
What is right and what is practicable are two different things.
James Buchanan
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