The most popular programs for the Buchanan, James Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=103 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:19:32 GMT In the fifteenth in a series on American presidents, guests talked about the life and career of James Buchanan. Mr. Reisner and Professor Keller talked about Buchanan's presidency and the history of the era. Mr. Trapnell and Ms. Bratton talked about Buchanan's home and the artifacts in it. Telephone lines were opened for audience questions. During the program various sites associated with Buchanan and parts of his home were shown. A teacher from James Buchanan High School was interviewed by telephone. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125214-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125214-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Ann Covell and Feather Schwartz Foster talked about the life and influence of first ladies Jane Pierce and Harriet Lane. They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included the extent of mourning in which Mrs. Pierce was plunged by the death of her only remaining son on the way to the inauguration which she had never wanted and the great popularity and influence of Harriet Lane, the niece of President James Buchanan, the only bachelor American president. Video was shown from the Aiken House in Andover, Mass.; the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Pierce Manse, and the grave site in Concord, N.H.; and President James Buchanan's Wheatland near Lancaster, Pa. This was the eighth episode in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310732-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310732-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about the monument in Washington, D.C., to President James Buchanan, which was unveiled in Meridian Hill Park in 1930. Funds for the memorial were provided by the will of President Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane. She was renowned for having served as his White House hostess, and portions of a popular song dedicated to her, "Listen to the Mockingbird," were played. Topics included President Buchanan's career and the symbolism of the monument. Date 2010. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298193-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298193-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Edna Medford talked about the political climate of America during President Buchanan's term, which ended immediately before the start of the Civil War but included the secession of South Carolina. The conversation focused on the growing sectionalism and the divisive issue of slavery, specifically the Dred Scott case. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125114-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125114-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT A short summary was given of the accomplishments and life history of James Buchanan, 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125192-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125192-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of presidential sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, grave site of President James Buchanan and his home, Wheatland. After that, the tour visited the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield and President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This "Presidents and Patriots" tour April 28 - May 7, 2006, visited presidential sites and Civil War and Revolutionary War sites in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The tour was organized by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University and the National Archives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194130-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Reisner talked about President Buchanan's birthsite at Cove Gap, Pennsylvania and about the cabin in which he was born. The cabin had been moved twice and now sits on the grounds of Mercersburg Academy. He also talked about some of the sites associated with Buchanan in Mercersburg, Pennsylvnia http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125082-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125082-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Donald Ritchie talked about President Buchanan's career as a congressman, senator and as secretary of state. Among the issues addressed were his work for the Democratic Party, his work in Congress, his conflicts with the Whigs, and his role in the Senate's debates. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125158-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125158-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Professor Birkner and Mr. Binder talked about the political career of President Buchanan. They covered his early career as a diplomat in Europe and his life as a "Jacksonian" federalist in the capitol. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125363-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125363-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Panzer talked about the art of 19th century photography and discussed the presidential photographs in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125079-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/125079-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic mail. In the first segment, Mr. Lewis discussed tax policy and the budget. In the newspaper roundtable, Rep. Miller and Rep. Orton discussed the budget crisis. Historians and students were interviewed by remote connection on the C-SPAN schoolbuses in towns named after President Buchanan. Mr. Crawford is a barber in Buchanan, NY. In the final segment, Mr. Longley and Ms. Kaptur discussed current issues including the budget impasse. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/69224-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/69224-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT The C-SPAN school buses stopped in Buchanan, Michigan and Buchanan, New York. Buchanan, Michigan was named after President Buchanan when he was a Senator and Buchanan, New York was named after a local tanner. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/69236-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/69236-1 Mon, 21 Jun 1999 00:00:00 GMT