I Wish I Knew That: U.S. Presidents: Cool Stuff You Need to Know

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Presidents: Cool Stuff You Need to Know Secession By the time Buchanan’s presidency ended in 1861, seven Southern states had announced that they were leaving the United States and forming a new confederacy of American states where owning slaves would be legal. Buchanan stood by helplessly as the country tore itself apart. He condemned the states for leaving, but argued that he had no power to stop them.
PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTJames Buchanan was the first and only president who never married. His nie
...ce, Harriet Lane, acted as White House hostess.FUN FACTAs well as “Old Buck,” Buchanan was known as “TenCent Jimmy.”MoreLess

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