James Buchanan

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This bachelor president became "Ten-Cent Jimmy" after he said that 10 cents a day was a fair wage Buchanan $800 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2024-06-24 #9131
Not highly regarded by historians, he's the 19th century president seen here Buchanan $1,000 J PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES 2024-04-23 #9087
"The Constitution does not confer upon Congress the power to interfere with slavery in the states" Buchanan $1,000 J FROM THE PRESIDENT'S MEMOIRS 2022-12-20 #8767
Briefly veep to 14th president Franklin Pierce, William Rufus DeVane King was roommates with this future 15th president (James) Buchanan $1,000 J VICE PRESIDENTS 2021-04-13 #8377
Published in 1866, his "Administration on the Eve of Rebellion" Buchanan $1,000 J BOOKS BY PRESIDENTS 2021-01-27 #8323
In the 1850s, "Old Buck" (James) Buchanan $800 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2020-04-06 #8196
Though he served Penn. in the Senate from 1834 to 1845, he supported pro-slavery Southern positions; he didn't get better as pres. Buchanan DD $2,400 J HE WAS SENATOR & PRESIDENT 2019-03-27 #7958
John Breckinridge, veep to this president, 1857-1861, hightailed it out of the U.S. to escape treason charges Buchanan $400 J PUTTING THE VICE IN VICE PRESIDENT 2018-05-18 #7765
The president just before Lincoln, he called slavery "a great political & a great moral evil" but didn't do much about it Buchanan $1,000 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2016-02-03 #7228
He told Lincoln in 1861, "if you are as happy on entering the White House as I on leaving, you are a very happy man indeed" Buchanan $1,600 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2014-02-12 #6773
June 1, 1868 near Lancaster, Pennsylvania (James) Buchanan $1,200 DJ THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD 2012-11-29 #6489
In saying there was no "right of secession" but not backing it up, his PTCWOL (push the Civil War onto Lincoln) is huge (James) Buchanan $800 DJ MY PRESIDENTIAL FANTASY DRAFT 2011-03-23 #6113
7 of the 15 slave states had seceded, but he simply let them go. & would he ever find the right gal to marry? (Nope) Buchanan $600 J AMERICAN PRESIDENT: THE SOAP OPERA 2010-03-16 #5877
Education and Work: Secretary of State, Minister to U.K.; Relationship Status: Single Buchanan $400 J PRESIDENTIAL FACEBOOK PAGES 2009-09-29 #5757
John Brown captured the arsenal at Harpers Ferry Buchanan $800 J HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN... 2009-06-16 #5717
He told Lincoln, "If you are as happy in entering the White House as I feel on returning (home), you are a happy man indeed (James) Buchanan DD $3,000 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2009-05-15 #5695
Before reaching the Oval Office, this bachelor president served as minister to Russia in the 1830s James Buchanan $1,600 DJ PRESIDENTS & FIRST LADIES 2008-09-15 #5521
"Bachelor President" James Buchanan $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2007-12-05 #5348
His memoirs of his "Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion" were published in 1866 James Buchanan $1,000 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2007-03-23 #5195
In his last annual address to Congress, Dec. 1860, he warned the South that secession was unconstitutional (James) Buchanan $2,000 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2007-02-07 #5163
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union Buchanan $400 J HE WAS PRESIDENT WHEN... 2006-01-23 #4921
1857-1861 James Buchanan $1,000 J PRESIDENTIAL TERMS OF SERVICE 2003-10-03 #4385
William King, Pierce's VP, used to be the roommate of this bachelor president James Buchanan $400 DJ VICE PRESIDENTS 2002-12-19 #4214
"Ten-Cent Jimmy", as well as "Old Buck" James Buchanan $1,000 J PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 2002-10-11 #4165
This president seenherewas 65 years old when he took office in 1857 (James) Buchanan $1,600 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2002-09-09 #4141
John Brown made his most famous raid while this man was president James Buchanan DD $1,000 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 2001-04-23 #3841
In 1819 his engagement was broken off; he never married James Buchanan $600 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1999-02-11 #3329
March 4, 1857-March 3, 1861 James Buchanan $400 J PRESIDENTIAL TERMS OF SERVICE 1998-06-30 #3202
This "Bachelor President" was affectionately nicknamed "Old Buck" James Buchanan $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1997-11-20 #3044
As a senator, he shared lodgings with future vice president William Rufus Devane King James Buchanan FJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-02-27 #2884
In 1856 he defeated an incumbent president to win the Democratic nomination James Buchanan DD $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1997-01-08 #2848
During this bachelor's administration, his niece Harriet Lane served as White House hostess (James) Buchanan $600 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1996-12-02 #2821
When elected president in 1856, he had just served 3 years as minister to Great Britain James Buchanan $600 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1996-06-14 #2730
The 1857 Dred Scott decision, 2 days into his term, complicated his efforts to unify the country James Buchanan DD $2,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1995-12-18 #2601
This bachelor was the last president born in the 18th century James Buchanan $400 J HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1995-05-23 #2482
After his fiancee Anne Coleman died, he apparently vowed never to marry, & he never did James Buchanan DD $2,000 DJ HAIL TO THE CHIEF 1994-02-24 #2189
When the Prince of Wales visited the White House in 1860, this president had to sleep in the hallway Buchanan $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1993-03-25 #1979
One of his 1856 slogans was "Buck and Breck"; Breck was John Breckinridge (James) Buchanan $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTS 1992-12-16 #1908
He was nicknamed "Old Buck" & "The Bachelor President" Buchanan $800 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1992-07-16 #1834
"Old Buck" James Buchanan $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1991-01-08 #1467
Ann Caroline Coleman died shortly after breaking off her engagement to this man & he never married (James) Buchanan $800 DJ PRESIDENTS 1990-09-17 #1386
1,200 quarts of ice cream & a cake 4 feet high were served at his March 4, 1857 inaugural James Buchanan $1,000 DJ U.S. PRESIDENTS 1990-05-17 #1329
The only president who never married, he was also the only president born in Pennsylvania James Buchanan $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1990-01-12 #1240
When Jefferson Davis became president of the C.S.A., this man was president of the United States Buchanan DD $1,200 DJ PRESIDENTS 1989-11-01 #1188
He was the only president who never married, in or out of office James Buchanan $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1989-01-03 #1002
Jackson's amb. to Russia, Polk's Sec'y of State, Pierce's amb. to Britain & our 15th president (James) Buchanan $800 DJ PRESIDENTS 1988-10-03 #936
Of A. Johnson, M. Fillmore or J. Buchanan, the only 1 who didn't marry his reading tutor James Buchanan $400 DJ PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA 1988-01-27 #788
Weak eye muscles & crossed eyes caused this bachelor pres. to walk with a habitual tilt of the head Buchanan $600 DJ PRESIDENTIAL AILMENTS 1986-11-20 #509
"Old Buck" James Buchanan $1,000 DJ PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 1985-10-30 #298
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