This is a segment on New York's Martin Van Buren from the 2008 WMHT documentary Presidents in Our Backyard. Van Buren, from Kinderhook New York, was the first American-born President. Included is video from Van Buren's estate, Lindenwald, in Kinderhook. The historic site is now run by the National Park Service. Van Buren biographer Ted Widmer, a former advisor to President Bill Clinton, is featured during the segment.
My grandpa grew up here! <3
meeep007 3 weeks ago
@doceinholeite The question on William Henry Harrison as being any good as President must remain a wild guess since he was President for only 30 days.
ALANRLEAKE 4 months ago
The Van Buren gang!
gtdupree 8 months ago
VAN BUREN!
Sincerely,
Sean van de Riet
Nijmegen, Netherlands :D
WindowsAndMacintosh 8 months ago
just wait up until a hispanic is elected as presidnet and his 1st language will be a non english again
HongKongKanto 9 months ago
Van Buren kicks ass. I'm a member of the Long Beach chapter of the Van Buren Boys.
UCLAdrummer 11 months ago
@cjalte2 what about William Henry Harrison was he good?
doceinholeite 11 months ago
@Willredd94 Law shmaw...he had a much better grasp on the constitution than any of these jokers we call politicians today as for the native americans...no offense but it was probably going to happen anyway regardless of who was President...without Jackson this country would've been controlled by a congress that was run by money...oh wait we are country that is controlled by a congress that is run by big money...can we revive Jackson?
cjalte2 1 year ago
what laws did he pass
TheLuigiManFan 1 year ago
@cjalte2 Jackson isnt underrated, he is always ranked higher than most and had both his pluses and faults. I like his personality and scotch-irish roots, but he had no sense for the rule of law and disobeyed federal court orders to force native americans out of their homes.
Willredd94 1 year ago