James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life. Sign up for our Newsletters News ...

Moving from the Senate to the secretary of state’s office seems like a step ... The last president to have previously held that position was James Buchanan, right before the Civil War.

Eleven years later, when Democrat James Polk became president, Buchanan served as his Secretary of State. He won plaudits for his advancement of American claims in the Northwest. Buchanan was ...

James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, spent much of his adult life in Lancaster – including the last 20 ...

Donald Trump's speech to Congress on March 4 was filled with lies and misinformation, from transgenic mice to talking about seizure of Panama Canal.

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 ...