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KINDERHOOK The National Park Service announced that it will prepare a General Management Plan (GMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, and conduct a Public Scoping Meetings to solicit public input prior to formally undertaking the GMP/EIS.. The first public scoping meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 29 on the second Floor, Kinderhook Village Hall, 6 Chatham St., Kinderhook. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
New Book Describes First LDS Presidential Candidate Jan 15, 2008
Garr also wrote about a meeting Joseph Smith had with U.S. President Martin Van Buren. They met to discuss redress for the early members of the church who were driven out of Missouri in 1838 by an extermination order issued by the governor, Lilburn Boggs. (The Daily Universe, UT)
2007 demands from Congress will be implemented in 2009 Dec 29, 2007
The 2008 series will honor James Monroe on Feb. 14, John Quincy Adams on May 15, Andrew Jackson on Aug. 14 and Martin Van Buren on Nov. 13, also will have the motto on the edge. The Mint explained when the coins were introduced that it moved the motto from the face of the coins to the thin edge in order to allow for larger portraits of the presidents on the face and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse. (WorldNetDaily)
New Gold-Colored Presidential Dollar Coins to be Unveiled Dec 28, 2007
James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren will be the new additions to the presidential dollar coin series that started with George Washington in February. Monroe, the nation's fifth president who was nicknamed the Last of the Cocked Hats a reference to the hat worn by soldiers of the American revolution will be the first of the 2008 presidential coins. (Fox News -- Politics)
--WND Exclusive-- Dec 28, 2007
The Mint has announced the James Monroe dollar coin will be issued on Feb. 14, the John Quincy Adams coin on May 15, Andrew Jackson on Aug. 14 and Martin Van Buren on Nov. 13. (Story continues below). (WorldNetDaily)
New coins to honor presidents Dec 28, 2007
James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren will be the new additions to the presidential dollar coin series that started with George Washington in February ... From left are, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. (AZCentral -- Business)
New $1 coins to feature Old Hickory, 3 others Dec 27, 2007
APThe four presidential one dollar coins, and their reverse side, right, that will be issued in 2008 (from left): James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren ... James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren will be the new additions to the presidential dollar coin series that started with George Washington in February. (MSNBC -- Business)
US Mint offers sneak peek of 2008 dollar coins Dec 27, 2007
James Monroe will be first, followed by John Quincy Adams on May 15, Andrew Jackson on Aug. 14 and Martin Van Buren on Nov. 13 ... Presidential $1 coins being released in '08 are, clockwise from top left: James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. (USA Today)
Van Buren remembered on the 225th anniversary of his birth Dec 6, 2007
Martin Van Buren turned 225 on Wednesday and residents, dignitaries and the United States military came to pay him homage. To get the rest of the story every day, subscribe to the Register Star. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
This Day in History Dec 5, 2007
In 1782, the first native U.S. president, Martin Van Buren, was born in Kinderhook, N.Y.. Birthdays. (Montana Standard, MT)
Autopsy set for discovered remains Dec 3, 2007
Signs point to the birthplace of President Martin Van Buren and a National Parks Service Historical Site in his honor. Many homes date before 1900, and the market for refurbished pieces of history is so robust that real estate offices surround the small green in the village's heart. (Albany Times Union)
Football fund raising drives toward goal Nov 29, 2007
At that time, the Martin Van Buren school in Kinderhook was a high school and had an eight man football team, and the Martin H. Glynn school in Valatie also a high school, but did not have a football team. When the two schools merged, football was dropped. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Forsyth throwing 175th birthday bash Nov 21, 2007
It was named for John Forsyth, who had a long list of titles, including Georgia's 35th governor, state attorney general, U.S. senator and U.S. secretary of state under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. The administration building is at 110 East Main St.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
First Lady Laura Bush honors predecessor at debut of Dolley Madison coin Nov 20, 2007
Moy also unveiled the designs for the 2008 series of first ladies coins, which will feature Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa Adams and two symbolic Lady Liberty images to represent the presidencies of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, who also did not have spouses while in office. Information about the first lady gold coins and their bronze duplicates, including how they may be purchased, is available at the Mint's Web site, www. (AZCentral -- News)
Presidential Trivia - Old and New Nov 17, 2007
George Bush Snr was the first vice president elected president since Martin Van Buren and also the first vice president to lose re-election since Van Buren. Bush was the only President to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (Suite101.com)
The third party temptation discredits its candidates (and their ideas) Oct 31, 2007
Former President Martin Van Buren drew a humiliating 10% as a Free Soil candidate in 1848 (eight years after leaving the White House), and in 1856 another former president, Millard Fillmore, drew 22% as the anointed champion of the anti-immigrant Know Nothing or American Party; as a result of their fringe-party escapades, both one-time chief executives ended their careers in embarrassment ... Former President Martin Van Buren drew a humiliating 10% as a Free Soil... (Townhall.com)
The Bald Truth About the Presidency Oct 28, 2007
Before Ike, you have to go all the way back to the election of 1836 and Martin Van Buren. But his white sideburns were so overcompensating--two enormous parentheses bracketing the nonrestrictive clause of his face--that he is seldom thought of as bald. (Time.com)
Settlers had their own way of claiming land Oct 26, 2007
Once official government surveys had been completed and official section lines and markers established, President Martin Van Buren declared that all land could be legally purchased from the government starting on Oct. 1, 1839. But what was to happen to those who had been living on their land for the last six years. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
How government expansion worsens hard times Oct 24, 2007
The punishing Panic of 1837 wrought havoc for American commerce and cost President Martin Van Buren his chances of re-election in 1840, but Jim Powell points out that Van Buren responded in precisely the appropriate way: he cut federal spending from $37. 2 million to $24. (Townhall.com)
City Living: Queens Village Oct 18, 2007 No, America's never been a multicultural society Oct 11, 2007 Hail to the (faux) chief! Oct 7, 2007 Forgettable leaders Oct 3, 2007 Van Buren frosh busted with gun Sep 28, 2007 Through a tourist's eyes: City to launch a branding campaign Sep 25, 2007 MVB site celebrates Harvest Day Sep 23, 2007 Early newspapers had political slant Sep 12, 2007 Community pride on display at Throopfest Sep 9, 2007 The Sycamore tree on Willowbrook Drive Aug 21, 2007 Dollar coins honoring presidents give history lesson as well as a break from the bill Aug 17, 2007 Life of a park ranger: Children learn at Lindenwald Aug 12, 2007 Today in History August 9 Aug 9, 2007 Ja Rule charged in weapons bust Jul 27, 2007 Queens site honors marine killed in Iraq Jul 23, 2007 Martin Van Buren statue dedicated in Kinderhook Jul 15, 2007 Time to Check Candidates' Expiration Dates Jul 8, 2007 COMMENTARY: Music to vote by Jun 29, 2007 A PREZ FROM N.Y.? Jun 22, 2007 ILLINOIS STYLE: Town celebrating meeting of Lincoln and Van Buren Jun 13, 2007 History commemorated Jun 12, 2007 Stirring songs are standards of politics Jun 4, 2007 Career ends on an up note May 30, 2007 Click here to read more. May 23, 2007 Mint hails another chief: Adams coin joins presidential series May 17, 2007 HS graduation rate varies around boro May 11, 2007 Entrance Fees At National Parks Increasing May 7, 2007 'Above and Beyond' students lead the way Apr 13, 2007 Face the Music Mar 31, 2007 Changes in store for ICC Mar 21, 2007 Scrap the Greenback!: Mar 17, 2007 Guantnamo, Dred Scott And The Amistad Mar 15, 2007 Reawakening the multifaceted Washington Irving, the man behind 'Rip Van Winkle' Mar 6, 2007 Can You Make the Grade? Feb 20, 2007 Do you know your presidents? Feb 19, 2007 • A little presidential trivia Feb 17, 2007 Hot off the press Feb 16, 2007 United States Mint Puts First Presidential $1 Coin Into Circulation Feb 15, 2007 Permanent campaign? A national tradition Feb 14, 2007 Full Story... Feb 9, 2007 'It's really going to stimulate the dollar' Feb 7, 2007 Read More... Feb 1, 2007 Battle Royal: Bush, Clinton, Bush--Clinton... 43, 41 -- 42, 44? Jan 30, 2007 SPOILER - Trivia Quiz ANSWERS Jan 1, 2007
Post office: 209-20 Jamaica Ave., 800-275-8777 Public library: 94-11 217th St., 718-776-6800 Schools: Creedmoor Psych Center School, 80-45 Winchester Blvd.; Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, 213-10 92nd Ave.; Martin Van Buren High School, 230-17 Hillside Ave.; Merrick Academy-Queens Public School, 207-01 Jamaica Ave.; PS 18 Winchester School, 86-35 235th Ct. PS 33 Edward M. Funk School, 91-37 222nd St.; PS 34 John Harvard School, 104-12 Springfield Blvd.; Queens College School for Math, 148-20... (Newsday -- New York City)
Smear campaigns | Mike Luckovich Oct 16, 2007
Martin Van Buren never secured the border with Mexico. And yes, I agree with that erudite position stated earlier that we need more voting restrictions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Distinctive ethnic pockets persisted in remote villages and frontier settlements; future President Martin Van Buren grew up in the village of Kinderhook, New York, speaking the Dutch language of his ancestors (who had come to the New World 150 years before) ... Distinctive ethnic pockets persisted in remote villages and frontier settlements; future President Martin Van Buren grew up in the village of Kinderhook, New York, speaking the Dutch language of his ancestors (who had come to the New... (Townhall.com)
A: Yeah, uh, I based him on Martin Van Buren, which was a president I felt closest to. (Laughs. (The Palm Beach Post)
Martin Van Buren (President #8, 1837--1841). Don't Miss. (CNN -- World)
Friday, September 28, 2007. NewsEntertainmentOpinionShoppingSpecial SectionsGuide to QueensReader ServicesFun and Games. (Bayside Times, NY)
wrote on Sep 24, 2007 11:34 AM:" This guy helped promote Jackson Wyoming? really? that place was a hole ten years ago and its a hole today. I bet Willie nelson would ever go to Jackon Wyoming. Speaking of jackson...why is it that the statue of andrew jackson is sponsered and martin van buren is jsut accross the street and is not sponsered. Why no love for the V.B.? " ... TO VB Boys wrote on Sep 24, 2007 11:21 AM:" I agree, it is shameful that Martin Van Buren, one of our greatest presidents is... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Lindenwald, the home of the eighth President of the United States, Martin Van Buren, took on the aspect of an early 19th Century agrarian community on Saturday. The National Park Service run site located in Kinderhook held its fifth annual Harvest Day event, which included everything from butter churning demonstrations to live music of the era. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The presidential election of 1840 was nearing, and the Champion of Democracy came out strongly for the Democratic Party's nominee, Martin Van Buren. The two major American political parties in the mid-19th century were the Democrats and the Whigs. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
A protege of future President Martin Van Buren, Throop was also a congressman and Cayuga County clerk in 1811, just five years after graduating from Albany Law School. Tom Weed, Throop's zoning officer and long-time Auburn police officer, had his tongs at the ready as he helped Tarby and others with the steady demand for food. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Other notables who enjoyed its hospitality were Martin Van Buren, Washington Irving, General Ulysses S. Grant and Admiral David Farragut ... In 1828, his old friend Martin Van Buren, who was seeking the governorship of New York, persuaded Throop to become his candidate for lieutenant governor. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
And when it came to the next four presidents James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren only 16 percent of those surveyed could name any president in that group and only 2 percent could name them all. Mint Director Edmund Moy believes the new dollar coin series will be an antidote for that. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
KINDERHOOK Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, purchased the 220-acre farm that he called Lindenwald in 1839 and lived there for nearly two decades. Today, Lindenwald is a national historic site that has been preserved for future generations, such as the children that visited there Saturday to partake in the annual Junior Ranger Academy. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
In 1848, the Free-Soil Party convened in Buffalo, N.Y., where it nominated Martin Van Buren for president. In 1854, Henry David Thoreaus Walden, which described his experiences while living near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, was first published. (MSNBC -- Race)
Ja Rule grew up in Hollis and attended Martin van Buren HS in Queens Village. In the late '90s, he became a rising star in the hip-hop world when he recorded the hit "Can I Get a..." with Jay-Z for the hit. (Bayside Times, NY)
After graduating from Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village, he lost almost 100 pounds as he prepared to become a Marine, Rajeh said. Postal was sent to serve his first tour of duty in Iraq around Christmas of 2003, Rajeh said. (Newsday -- Long Island)
KINDERHOOK A band played fife and drum tunes, red, white and blue bunting hung in the town square and a crowd of dignitaries and citizens gathered for the unveiling of a new bronze statue of the eight president, Martin Van Buren, in Kinderhook on Saturday. The sky was a light azure and a gentle breeze blew through the trees. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
For example, had Nixon beat Kennedy, he would have been the first sitting V.P. elected straight to the presidency since Martin Van Buren ... For example, had Nixon beat Kennedy, he would have been the first sitting V.P. elected straight to the presidency since Martin Van Buren. (Townhall.com)
Martin Van Buren, that droll fellow, was accused of being an atheist in one opponent's song. In another morbid ditty, Abraham Lincoln was described as a serial killer with a penchant for hacking up women and children. (U-Wire.com)
Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt - all rose to the presidency not only on their personal strengths, but because the Empire State was the biggest and most powerful in the land. From the first election after the Civil War, to the first after World War II, Americans cast 21 ballots for president. (New York Post -- Opinions)
- R.L. and Carolyn Moore of Rochester weren't sure how many Martin Van Buren look-alikes were out there ... "I was spending the winter in Arizona. Some Springfield buddies called and told me about a story and photo (in The Springfield State Journal-Register) that said they were looking for someone who looked like Martin Van Buren," said Vernon, who said his friends thought he looked like the former president. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
on Wednesday to take part in a two-day festival that the village is holding to mark the 165th anniversary of the famous 1842 meeting of former Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Martin Van Buren. To get the rest of the story every day, subscribe to the Register Star. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
" It's hard to pick just which campaign song deserves a Razzie as the all-time worst -- there are so many contenders. Among them are Herbert Hoover's "If He's Good Enough for Lindy," which made the case that any candidate good enough for a wildly popular aviator is A-OK for everyone. Not to be forgotten is Richard Nixon's "Buckle Down With Nixon," altering lyrics to the justifiably obscure ballad "Buckle Down, Winsocki," and a Carol Channing version of "Hello, Dolly" as "Hello, Lyndon" for... (San Francisco Chronicle)
She had a little "jaunt" over to Martin Van Buren Elementary School two days a week when she first started. When she was studying for her teaching degree from the College of Saint Rose, she says, "I thought I'd end up teaching in college." But she says, "the action was with the little ones." She modestly describes herself as "just a facilitator" of student performances. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Even locales such as the Martin Van Buren National Historical Site in New York could be mentioned because of the eighth president's stand on anti-slavery politics. Some of the overall themes would include causes of the war, the military experience, ethnicity, race, industry and economics, the role of women and civilians, the ordeal of the border states, Reconstruction and reconciliation. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Nation's second president makes debut on presidential dollar - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Newtown High in Elmhurst graduated 40 percent, and Martin Van Buren in Queens Village graduated 62 percent. Many high schools in Queens still had large numbers of students enrolled after four years, and the graduation rates improve when measured after five or six years. (Astoria Times, NY)
-Martin Van Buren in New York. -Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains, both in Texas. (Click2Houston, TX)
The elementary schoolchildren collected what they could, directed by five high school students from Martin Van Buren and Cardozo high schools, who were mentoring them ... "It helps them to become aware," said Roseanne Thomas of Jamaica, a senior at Martin Van Buren. (Queens Village Times, NY)
Mrs. Myrtle Meshbesher - Judy Kaye Hal Reisman - Walter Bobbie Martin van Buren Meshbesher - Lee Wilkof Pat Mason - Jeffry Denman Kit Baker - Meredith Patterson Pickles Crouse - Mylinda Hull Joe Malarkey - Eddie Korbich Streetwalker - Felicia Finley Rodney St. Clair - Chris Hoch O'Rourke - Timothy Shew ... "If you make enough money, you might buy yourself a seat on the force," suggests police chief-turned-Broadway backer Martin van Buren Meshbesher (Lee Wilkof). (Variety)
Martin Van Buren Elementary School will have 4 third-grade, 3 fourth-grade and 3 fifth-grade classes ... The Martin Van Buren school will be able to move the Special Education Resource Room out of the basement of the building and into a classroom and also create separate spaces on the school's stage for instrumental music and physical education classes, which was music to students' and parents' ears. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Get rid of those dirty handkerchiefs tomorrow, and you'll have forgotten about them by the time the first Martin Van Buren dollar lands in your palm. March 15, 2007: This piece originally stated that the Treasury's new dollar coin series would include "every American president through Ronald Reagan." Since the series will only include presidents who have been dead for two years, it will, of course, skip Jimmy Carter if he's still alive when his turn comes. (Slate)
The U.S. Attorney Generalan appointee of President Martin Van Buren, who curried favor with the slave-owning Southerndemanded that the courts turn them over for delivery to Spanish authoritieseven planning to send them on an official U.S. government ship so Connecticut courts could not intercede with a writ of habeas corpus. The Amistad case and today's Guantnamo cases raise the same two fundamental questions of human rights and the rule of law: Does the executive branch of government ever... (Ocnus.net)
Later, he was a confidant of Jackson and of his Hudson River neighbor Martin Van Buren, feeling "personally bound to the fate of Jackson's America.". While serving as minister to Spain, Irving played a key role in negotiations with Britain over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory, "the most pressing foreign policy issue of the day," Burstein writes, with Irving's social relationships with British leaders "[making] a difference in the tone of the discussions.". (Boston Globe)
" 8. Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) married Eliza McCardle when he was 18 years and 137 days old, making him the youngest groom yet to become president. She was 16. 9. Frances Folsom became the youngest first lady at 21 when she married President Grover Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893-1897) at the White House in 1886. He was 49 at the time and enjoying the first of his two, nonconsecutive terms. 10. Bess Truman, who lived 97 years and 247 days, was America's longest-lived first lady. 11. Richard M. Nixon... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Do you know your presidents. Do you know your presidents. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Theodore Roosevelt was a third cousin twice removed of Martin Van Buren, a fifth cousin of Franklin D. Roosevelt, an uncle of Eleanor Roosevelt, and a great-uncle of Joseph and Stuart Alsop ... Franklin D. Roosevelt was related by either blood or marriage to 11 other presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, James Madison, Theodore Roosevelt, William Taft, Zachary Taylor, Martin Van Buren and George Washington. (Bartlett Express, TN)
U.S. Mint rolls out new presidential dollar coin - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Year President Years Served 2007 1 George Washington 1789-1797 2 John Adams 1797-1801 3 Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809 4 James Madison 1809-1817 2008 5 James Monroe 1817-1825 6 John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 7 Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 8 Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 2009 9 William Henry Harrison 1841 10 John Tyler 1841-1845 11 James K. Polk 1845-1849 12 Zachary Taylor 1849-1850 2010 13 Millard Fillmore 1850-1853 14 Franklin Pierce 1853-1857 15 James Buchanan 1857-1861 16 Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865 2011 17... (PR Newswire)
It began with Martin Van Buren. Two years before the 1828 vote, "The Little Magician" began to build the first modern party, soon named the Democrats, in part to avenge Andrew Jackson's unjust defeat in the previous election. (Daily Iowan, IA)
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland (again), William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson,... (Appeal Democrat, CA)
New dollar coins about to put a jingle in your pocket - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
While Harding and Kennedy were the only direct Senate-to-White House candidates, Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, Benjamin Harrison, Andrew Johnson, James Buchanan, Franklin Pierce, John Tyler, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and James Monroe all served in the world's greatest deliberative body before running for president. If voting records are so important, how is this possible. (Disinformation)
For half the time in the first 40 years of the 19th century there was no first lady at all: Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren were widowers when they took office. After the Civil War, politics revolved so much around parties rather than presidents--can you name all the presidents from Abraham Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt. (The Drudge Report)
Trivia quiz answers - 100 questions from December 24th answered here. 100 questions, 100 answers. (Suite101.com)
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