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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
Short biography from the official White House site.
whitehouse.gov
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
Reproduced from page 5 of The New York Times, June 2, 1868.
starship.python.net
Provides information about and biography of American President James Buchanan.
www.usa-presidents.info
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
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
American President: James Buchanan
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch in addition to quotations, links, and resources for teachers. From the Miller Center on Public Affairs.
www.millercenter.virginia.edu
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