After stints as Secretary of State and ambassador to Great Britain, Van Buren served as Andrew Jackson’s vice president for Old Hickory’s second term. Martin van Buren’s sole term as ...

Jackson embodied the ideal of the self-made ... Not coincidentally, he was able to purge anyone who supported his hated vice president, John Calhoun. Britain and France both tried to keep the ...

Martin Van Buren allied himself with President Andrew Jackson, who in turn rewarded Van Buren with cabinet positions and the vice presidency. As president, however, Van Buren maintained Jacksonian ...