James Buchanan
Democrat Franklin Pierce didn’t have much of an improvement to make after his predecessor, Franklin Pierce. According to most historians, he had all the best intentions and even promised to operate on the level of the great George Washington! Unfortunately the 15th president didn’t live up to the standards of the first.
James Buchanan
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Buchanan’s Buy-Free Slaves Gimmick
In order to save his reputation – being neutral on the slaver issue – James Buchanan bought slaves only to convert them into servants in his household. He was mainly worried about his sister and her husband, who owned slaves of their own. Buchanan wasn’t married, but he had a housekeeper who needed servants.
Buchanans Buy Free Slaves Gimmick
