Martin Van Buren - 8th President of the United States

1836	Opponents: W. H. Harrison (W), Hugh L. White (W), Daniel Webster (W), W.P.Mangum (I)	Election
1840	Opponent: William Henry Harrison (W)	Election
1848	Opponents: Zachary Taylor (W), Lewis Cass (D)	Election

1836 & 1840 Campaign and Election History

1848 Campaign and Election History

Events during Van Buren’s administration and lifetime

Outline of events during Van Buren’s administration

The Trail of Tears

Seminole Wars

The Depression of 1837

Aroostook War

The Amistad Case

First lady and family

Hannah Van Buren biography from the White House

Pictures of Hannah Van Buren from the Library of Congress

Genealogy

Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page

Miscellaneous

Martin Van Buren page from C-SPAN

Martin Van Buren home page

The Amistad case

Martin Van Buren: The Greatest American President article

The Martin Fan Bureau: a celebration of Martin Van Buren

Martin Van Buren Dollar Coin

Quotes

National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit

Martin Van Buren birthplace – Kinderhook, New York

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site – Kinderhook, New York

Pictures/Portraits

Pictures from the Library of Congress

Portrait from C-SPAN

Speeches/Papers/Publications

Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents

Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com

Trivia

Trivia from The Presidential Facts Page

Vice President

Richard M. Johnson biography

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