President Martin Van Buren

(1837-1841)

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For myself, therefore, I desire to declare that the principle that will govern me in the high duty to which my country calls me is a strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the Constitution as it was designed by those who framed it.

--Martin Van Buren, 1837

 

At a White House Dinner a servant came rushing up to Van Buren and whispered, "The house is on fire!" Excusing himself, Van Buren went out to the kitchen and helped quench the blaze. On returning, he explained why he had left. When he finished, Henry Clay looked up at him, putting his hand on his heart, said earnestly: "I am doing all I can to get you out of this house, but believe me, I do not want to burn you out."

Information

• Presidents of the United States (POTUS)
• Kinderhook, New York
• Panic of 1837
• Martin Van Buren (Katie Jeffries, AP Student)
• Martin Van Buren Bibliography
• Martin Van Buren's Lindenwald
• Discussion Group: Martin Van Buren
• Martin Van Buren Home Page
• Van Buren Geneology
• Martin Van Buren Images
• Martin Van Buren (Information)
• Martin van Buren/Ted Widmer (Google Search)

Biography

• White House Biography
• Grolier Online

 

Primary Documents

• Inaugural Address (March 4, 1837)
• Against Government Aid for Business Losses (1837)

Election Results

• Election of 1836 (Map)

 

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