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Born: April 23, 1791
Died: June 1, 1868
Birthplace: Cove Gap, PA
Party: Democrat
Term: 1857 to 1861
Vice-President: John C. Breckingridge
Wife: Never Married
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: Graduated from Dickinson College (1809)
Occupation: Lawyer
Presidential Salary: $25,000
Visit this webpage to read more about James Buchanan.
This website provides videos and audio clips along with historical documents. Click the James Buchanan link at the PBS Website. Read the article and view the audio and/or video clips by clicking the mouse over the selection. (Needed: Quicktime Player)
Here is a link to the list of video clips about the U.S. Presidents. (Needed: RealPlayer, Link available to download.) There are a few video clips about James Buchanan at this website.
Click this link to watch the "Tour of Mercersburg, Pa: James Buchanan's Childhood Home, with Historian Karl Reisner".
Click this link to watch the "Political Climate During The Buchanan Administration, with Howard University History Professor Edna Medford".
Click this link to read James Buchanan's Inaugural Address (March 4, 1857).
