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{{Quote|I feel that my duty has been faithfully, though it may be imperfectly, performed, and, whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.|Buchanan in a speech to Congress, January 8, 1861}}

''James Buchanan Jr.''' (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States from 1857-1861. He had previously served as [[James K. Polk]]'s Secretary of State from 1845 to 1849 and was a representative from Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1831. He was also Ambassador to Russia when [[Andrew Jackson]] was president. An advocate for state's rights and slavery, Buchanan was known to be a doughface and infamously failed to prevent secession that led to the [[American Civil War]]. At the age of 77, he died of pneumonia and respiratory failure on June 1, 1868.

'''James Buchanan Jr.''' (April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States from 1857-1861. He had previously served as [[James K. Polk]]'s Secretary of State from 1845 to 1849 and was a representative from Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1831. He was also Ambassador to Russia when [[Andrew Jackson]] was president. An advocate for state's rights and slavery, Buchanan was known to be a doughface and infamously failed to prevent secession that led to the [[American Civil War]]. At the age of 77, he died of pneumonia and respiratory failure on June 1, 1868.

He is generally regarded as one of the worst presidents in American history.