Martin Van Buren allied himself with President ... In his third presidential bid, in 1844, Van Buren's position on Texas threw the nomination to James Polk. Van Buren ran for a fourth time in ...

The eighth president had a commode fit for a commander-in-chief at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York.

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 ...

In 1836, Vice President Martin Van Buren won the presidential election ... he failed to get the Democratic nomination in 1844 ...