James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States, leading the country right before the Civil War. Many people know him for his political decisions, but not as much about who he was as a person. It’s interesting to look at his personality because it played a big part in how … 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