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Official portrait of James Buchanan

The Desk · Presidencies · 15th

James Buchanan

Democratic administration. Credits below cover Floor watchlist bills signed or vetoed in this term, plus curated Desk instruments, not every presidential action from the archive.

Birthday
Apr 23, 1791
Party
Democratic
Term
Mar 4, 1857 – Mar 4, 1861
Vice president
John Cabell Breckinridge
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In the news

Recent reporting that mentions James Buchanan.

In the news

Recent reporting that mentions James Buchanan.

  • yoursun.com·Nov 4, 2026

    State Senate seat won by Buchanan

  • PennLive.com·Nov 3, 2026

    Kendyl Stoner, James Buchanan girls volleyball aren’t a nice story anymore; they’re legit

  • Britannica·Oct 16, 2026

    James Buchanan - 15th President, Sectionalism, Compromise

  • WGAL·Oct 2, 2026

    Pennsylvania Treasury returns 61 presidential-era artifacts to Buchanan family

  • Your Observer·Sep 19, 2026

    Rep. James Buchanan talks Amendment 3 in Lakewood Ranch

  • LancasterOnline·Sep 14, 2026

    James Buchanan went to his grave certain he was right. History disagreed

  • C-SPAN·Jun 3, 2026

    Historian Drew Gilpin Faust on James Buchanan

  • PinkNews·May 1, 2026

    7 US Presidents who were rumoured to be gay or bisexual including James Buchanan

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