A new biography suggests that the eighth U.S. president, who was born in Kinderhook, deserves to be remembered — though not ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn ... defined how politics was practiced and power wielded in the United States.” We are living in the world Van Buren created.

Martin Van Buren entered the White House on the coattails of his illustrious predecessor, Andrew Jackson, making him the second vice president to succeed his immediate forerunner. Challenges: Three ...

The American republic began in 1789, but it took a while for leaders and voters alike to organize themselves within a national framework, a process that would transform the nature of politics.

Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, served from 1837-1841, leaving a legacy as a skilled politician ...

The War Room Tavern in Albany celebrated Presidents Day in a big way on Monday. Several rare photographs and memorabilia were ...

Donald Trump is the 47th president of the United States, but only 45 have served in the office. Trump is the second president to serve in non-consecutive terms. Grover Cleveland was first when he was ...

James M. Bradley will deliver the Spring 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture, “Revenge or Redemption? Martin Van Buren’s Run for the Presidency with the Free Soil Party in 1848,” at ...