In New York's Hudson Valley, in the village of Kinderhook, sits a lovely estate called Lindenwald, once home to Martin ... their images, could not be more different. Widmer said, "Van Buren ...

Though President Andrew Jackson gave the period its name, the most talented practitioner of the new art of popular politics was Jackson’s diminutive successor, Martin Van Buren. According to ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose ...

Born: December 5, 1782, in Kinderhook, New York... Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson, who in turn rewarded Van Buren with cabinet positions and the vice presidency.

Ex-President MARTIN VAN BUREN died ... in an affection of the chest. Mr. VAN BUREN was born in Kinderhook, Columbia County -- the town where he breathed his last -- on Dec. 5, 1782.

How much do you know about President Martin Van Buren? Chances are, not much. The eighth president of the United States, who served from 1837 - 1841, does not usually get Mount Rushmore-level ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn in as a senator in 1821, he told a friend he planned to “build up a party” for himself. It was an odd time to be party-mongering ...

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 ...

KINDERHOOK — Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will host “Spring in the Orchard" on Saturday, June 7. This is an opportunity to visit and learn about spring happenings in the recently ...

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 earned two nicknames during his lifetime: “the Little Magician”—he was a smooth politician—and “Old Kinderhook” from the town where he was born. “Old Kinderhook ...