James Buchanan is the only U.S. president ... He also promised not to run for reelection.March 4, 1857-March 4, 1861 | Hopes were high that Buchanan could unify the deeply divided country and ...

Born: April 23, 1791, in Stony Batter, Pennsylvania... Buchanan presided over the dissolution of the Union. His faith that the legal system would resolve the slavery issue locked him into inaction.