Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose nickname ... a wine cellar, six family bedrooms, one formal guest ...

When Martin Van Buren arrived in Washington to be sworn ... Born in 1782 to a tavern-keeping family in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren had little schooling but made himself a lawyer, rising ...

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 ...