Van Buren was born Dec. 5, 1782, in Old Kinderhook, N.Y., to Abraham and Maria Van Buren. His father was a farmer who also ran a tavern where young Martin was introduced to lively discussions on ...

Ted Widmer talked about his book [Martin Van Buren], which is part of [The American Presidents] series published by Times Books. Mr. Widmer talked about Van Buren's presidency, his reaction to the ...

Martin Van Buren was born on Dec. 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, N.Y. This made him the first president born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson, who in turn rewarded Van Buren with cabinet positions and the vice presidency.

Van Buren’s Whig opponents, who called him “Aunt Matty,” would have loved your comparison! Van Buren was the architect of the Jacksonian Democratic Party, and without him, Jackson doesn’t ...

You almost certainly know nothing about Martin Van Buren. If you do know anything, it's probably that he was the eighth president (people who memorized all the presidents, I am looking at you) or ...

Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born an American citizen. Besides that singular fact, he put his indelible stamp on our history and folklore. He left his footprint in Americana on ...

In 1988, George Bush ran for president not only against Michael Dukakis but also against the curse of Martin Van Buren. This year, in seeking re-election, Bush faces not just taunting challengers ...

1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States is bured in the Kinderhook Reformed Cemetery in Kinderhook, N.Y. where he was born in 1872 and ...

It was the day after the presidential election of 1988, and the newly elected President George Herbert Walker Bush was beaming. During the campaign, pundits noted that no sitting vice ...