James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he ...

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

When he was inaugurated in 1857, the 15th president had pretty lofty aspirations. In fact, according to Philip Klein's "President James Buchanan," Buchanan hoped his presidency would rank ...

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.

Legacy: Generally, James Buchanan is regarded as the worst American president. Though it is hard to know what he could have done during the “Secession Winter” of 1860–61 (when the Confederacy formed ...