World History
Presidential Addresses of James Buchanan. He is considered a minor American President today but he is also the President who failed to prevent the Civil War from starting. Late in his term he watched helplessly as states left the Union and seized federal property. The first shots of the war were fired under his watch. In his final State of the Union, he said, "Why is it, then, that discontent now so extensively prevails, and the Union of the States, which is the source of all these blessings, is threatened with destruction? The long-continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the question of slavery in the Southern States has at length produced its natural effects. The different sections of the Union are now arrayed against each other, and the time has arrived, so much dreaded by the Father of his Country, when hostile geographical parties have been formed. " Blaming the North didn't stop anything...
Selected Speeches:
Inaugural Address of James Buchanan. From 1857.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1857.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1858.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1859.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1860.
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- State Of The Union Addresses Of Gerald Ford
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- James Buchanan
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World History
Presidential Addresses of James Buchanan
Presidential Addresses of James Buchanan. He is considered a minor American President today but he is also the President who failed to prevent the Civil War from starting. Late in his term he watched helplessly as states left the Union and seized federal property. The first shots of the war were fired under his watch. In his final State of the Union, he said, "Why is it, then, that discontent now so extensively prevails, and the Union of the States, which is the source of all these blessings, is threatened with destruction? The long-continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the question of slavery in the Southern States has at length produced its natural effects. The different sections of the Union are now arrayed against each other, and the time has arrived, so much dreaded by the Father of his Country, when hostile geographical parties have been formed. " Blaming the North didn't stop anything...
Selected Speeches:
Inaugural Address of James Buchanan. From 1857.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1857.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1858.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1859.
PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS 1860.
- Franklin Pierce State Of The Union Addresses
Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States of America. Although not well regarded today, he was popular until his presidency. He was a veteran of the Mexican War and his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a popular campaign biography of...
- Extra!: History Of The State Of The Union
Extra!: History of the State of the Union. I am a day late on posting this but I am sure some readers will still find it of interest. This CNN article has some highlights on the history of the State of the Union Address. This is the annual ceremonial...
- State Of The Union Addresses Of Gerald Ford
State of the Union Addresses of Gerald Ford. President Ford is the only American President to have never been elected President or Vice-President. Despite this, he gave three State of the Union Adresses. This is more State of the Union Addresses than...
- Bill Clinton Speeches
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- James Buchanan
James Buchanan. This is a short and accurate biography of American President Buchanan. From the site: James Buchanan ( April 23 , 1791 - June 1 , 1868 ) was the 15th ( 1857 - 1861 ) President of the United States . He was the only President never...