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Patricia Brady and Michael Henderson talked about the life and influence of first ladies Rachel Jackson, Emily Donelson, and Angelica Singleton Van Buren. They responded to telephone calls a…

Ted Widmer, former adviser to President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, talked about his biography of President Martin Van Buren.

A brief illustrated summary was shown of the accomplishments and life history of Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States.

Ted Widmer talked about his book Martin Van Buren, which is part of The American Presidents series published by Times Books. Mr. Widmer talked about Van Buren’s presidency, his reaction to t…

U.S. Senate Historian Don Ritchie talked about President Van Buren’s eight-year Senate career and his four years as vice president. He discussed the impact of President Jackson on Mr. Van Bu…

In the eighth in a series on American presidents, participants discussed the life and career of Martin Van Buren as well as his New York estate. Throughout the program various parts of the e…

Speaking to the C-SPAN Board dinner, Douglas Brinkley and Richard Norton Smith talked about the eighth president’s impact on American politics and the political lexicon, including the expres…

The C-SPAN School Bus was welcomed to Albany by Stuart Gorenstein. Capitol Cablevision, Marion Berntson, Supervisory Park Ranger, explained the significance of the Van Buren home at the Ma…