James Buchanan

This political cartoon depicts future President James Buchanan and a group of men who appear to be thieves. These figures use quotations from the Ostend Manifesto to justify their actions of robbing Buchanan.

In this Joint Resolution to Congress, President James Buchanan proposed a 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In this initial version of the 13th Amendment, Buchanan called for no amendment to be made to the U.S. Constitution that would forbid the federal government from interfering with the…

<p><span class="deck"> If Buchanan had met the Kansas problem firmly we might have avoided civil war<br />
The fourth in a series on TIMES OF TRIAL IN AMERICAN STATECRAFT </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Senator Douglas’ act is verified, at last, by first-hand testimony</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> The strongest traits in his own character led James Buchanan to tragedy in his love for Ann Coleman—and changed history, 40 years later</span> </p>

<p>Did James Buchanan know that his Secretary of War, a future Confederate general, sent 110,000 muskets to armories in the South in 1860?</p>