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Home / Society / History / By Region / North America / United States / Presidents / Buchanan, James
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- Buchanan's Birthplace State Park - Provides basic information about this 18.5-acre park nestled in a gap of the Tuscarora Mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Also includes presidential trivia.
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/buchanan.htm
- Encyclopedia Americana: James Buchanan - Detailed biography written for students includes Buchanan's inaugural addresses and a fact file.
www.grolier.com/presidents/ea/bios/15pbuch.html
- James Buchanan - Fast and fun facts on the 15th President, who was from Lancaster County, Pa. Also includes links to information on Harriet Lane.
lancaster.about.com/library/weekly/aa101200a.htm
- James Buchanan - Short biography from the official White House site.
whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jb15.html
- James Buchanan Foundation - Introduces Wheatland, Buchanan's rural Lancaster County home. Also includes biographical sketches of the President and his niece Harriet Lane, who fulfilled the role of first lady during his administration.
www.wheatland.org
- James Buchanan's Obituary - Reproduced from page 5 of The New York Times, June 2, 1868.
starship.python.net/crew/manus/Presidents/jb/jbobit.html
- James Buchanan: Fifteenth President of the United States - Includes biography, speeches, timeline, cabinet appointments, quotation, and interesting fact.
library.thinkquest.org/12587/contents/personalities/jbuchanan/jb.html
- James Buchanan: Inaugural Address - Complete text of the speech given Wednesday, March 4, 1857, along with a brief summary of the circumstances surrounding the inauguration.
www.bartleby.com/124/pres30.html
- POTUS -- James Buchanan - Includes portrait, a short list of biographical facts, and related links.
www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/jbuchanan.html
- The American President: James Buchanan - Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes quotations, links, and resources for teachers.
www.americanpresident.org/kotrain/courses/JB/JB_In_Brief.htm
- TomPaine.com: The Other Buchanan Controversy - Professional discussion regarding sociologist Jim Loewen's book which claims that US President James Buchanan was gay.
www.tompaine.com/feature.cfm/ID/2458
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