The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power Ted Scheinman Senior Editor Martin Van Buren in 1860. Library of ...

Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See the schedule of events.

His was, no doubt, the most accomplished presidency in the 64 years between George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s. And where Washington and Lincoln had arrived at moments freighted with destiny ...

This tradition initially began in 1837, when Andrew Jackson attended the inauguration of Martin Van Buren, a Troy University article explains. In 1801, John Adams became the first president to ...

Bradley in Martin Van Buren: America’s First Politician, a lively and illuminating new biography of our eighth president—the first to be born a U.S. citizen. Absent a strong opposition party ...

"Hail to the Chief" made its inaugural debut March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren took his oath of office, though that wasn't ...

"The only president to ever avoid an inauguration was the guy that's about to be inaugurated," Biden said in December 2024.

Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president Monday—with every living former president, billionaires like ...

"Hail to the Chief" made its inaugural debut March 4, 1837, when Martin Van Buren took his oath of office, though that wasn't the first time the song was used to honor a president. Twelve years ...