Showing posts with label The eighth President of the United States. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The eighth President of the United States. Show all posts

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Martin Van Buren

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The eighth President of the United States, from 1833 to 1837, Martin Van Buren. This photo is from around 1857, give or take a couple of tears.

Although he was the first president to have been born a United States citizen, his first language was Dutch, and he is the only U.S. President with English as a second language.

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Original B&W photo from the Mathew Brady studio.