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

But in the facial hair department, Van Buren is second to no one, with some of the wildest facial hair to ever grace the White House. At Lindenwald, they call them not "mutton chops" but "Martin ...

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 ...

Martin Van Buren allied himself ... brokering of the presidency to the House of Representatives as it had in 1824. Against this mixed assemblage, Van Buren had Andrew Jackson's firm support ...

Prior to this, both presidents and their spouses attend a tea party at the White House, a custom started in 1837 by Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson. However, Trump broke this tradition in 2021 ...