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

At his inauguration, Buchanan made his position clear ... people allowed him to defeat the Republican John Frémont in the 1856 election. Pledged to serve only one term — and eager to vacate ...

On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th president of the United States, at the first presidential-inauguration ceremony to ever be photographed. John Wood, who worked as the ...