President-elect James Buchanan had no idea what was happening to his body. But political Washington had its suspicions.

Most historians blame Buchanan for hastening the greatest crisis in American history... Died: June 1, 1868. At his inauguration, Buchanan made his position clear: states should decide the legality ...

James Buchanan had tried for the Democratic nomination several times and finally succeeded in 1856, in large part because as Ambassador to Great Britain, he had been absent during the controversies ...

New Insights Based on an Unpublished Manuscript." European Journal of the History of Economic Thought 24 (2): 205–37. Brownlee, Oscar H., and Walter W. Heller. 1956. "Highway Development and Financing ...

This is not about James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, this is about the economist James Buchanan, the leading figure in public choice theory. The connection to politics, however, ...

The one constant of James' childhood was his tutor, the esteemed scholar George Buchanan. Buchanan's aim was to turn James into a god-fearing, Protestant King who accepted the limitations of monarchy.

Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...

In July Mary was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son. James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan, was a positive influence and James was a capable scholar. A succession of ...

In this special episode of “Post Reports,” columnist Petula Dvorak reads her first installment of The Post’s revealing history column, Retropolis. James Buchanan barely won the presidency ...

While I like to think I was always a whiskey snob, I was once a young person with a budget. I still did my best to drink proper whiskey, and so I was on the lookout for something outside of the ...