James Buchanan was a man who stood over six feet tall and possessed a broad set of shoulders, with fair complexion and large blue eyes. He also had a massive forehead that receded to his silky gray hair. One of his most distinctive features was he had a wryneck. His head was … Read more
James Buchanan was the final president born in the 18th century and the only president from Pennsylvania. On April 23, 1971, he was born in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth and James Buchanan Sr. His parents were an immigrant from Ireland and owned a mercantile in rural Pennsylvania. He had eleven siblings … Read more
James Buchanan served as the fifteenth president of the United States of America from 1857 until 1861. He was a Democrat from Pennsylvania and was inaugurated on March 4, 1857. During his tenure, he presided over a rapidly dividing nation; thus, he failed to understand that Northern states would never accept any … Read more