Is there a single president in American history?

1. james buchanan is the only single president in American history.

He connived at slavery entering the western States of the United States and took a laissez-faire attitude towards the southern forces trying to split the United States, which led to the situation getting out of control and planted the seeds for the outbreak of the American Civil War.

2. james buchanan was the 65438th president of the United States, born in Pennsylvania. Buchanan took office at a critical moment in American history. At that time, the struggle between the north and the south on the issue of slavery intensified. Although he made a lot of efforts to avoid the division between the north and the south, he was still unable to reverse the situation, and then the civil war finally broke out. His successor was President Lincoln who led the North to win the war and abolish slavery.

1791On April 23rd, james buchanan was born in Covent, near Fort Misir, Pennsylvania. Its immigrant ancestors came from Ireland, and years of painstaking efforts made the Buchanan family gradually prosper and owned a small farm. His father is sincere, fair, tolerant, generous and has a good reputation, so he is famous in the local society. Mother Elizabeth is a traditional housewife who knows poetry and meaning. Her piety and diligence have a great influence on her children. Their family kept the Irish tradition of having many children. Eleven children were born, and james buchanan was the eldest son. James buchanan used to help his father do odd jobs and take care of his siblings since he was a child, and developed a rigorous and responsible attitude towards life.

Buchanan was admitted to Dickinson College on 1807 after finishing his primary and secondary studies in Fort Melzer. Buchanan, who is not deeply involved in the world, can't stand the temptation, and often acts mischievously and violates the rules. He was sent home by the school, and only after painful repentance was he able to keep his student status. After that, he turned over a new leaf, studied hard, began to study law after graduation, and then entered the respected and well-paid lawyer industry.

18 12 The American-British War broke out. Buchanan was indignant at the atrocities committed by the British. He accused the British of crimes at a mass rally in Lancaster, and his eloquent speech deeply touched the hearts of countless listeners. He volunteered to join the volunteer army, and he was very brave in defending Baltimore and other battles. With the pursuit and yearning for the ideal and future, Buchanan successfully ran for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on 18 14. In just three years, young Buchanan completed the transformation from a lawyer to a soldier and then to a member of parliament. Since then, Buchanan has embarked on a long career path and become a rising political star in Ran Ran, Pennsylvania.

At this time, Buchanan was tall, graceful and striding. He is handsome except that he squints. He is rigorous in thinking, gentle to others, honest and steady in acting, pays attention to principles and has unlimited political potential. After leaving the state legislature, Buchanan took the opportunity to run for the House of Representatives in 18 18, but failed. He returned to the legal profession, and his rich experience made his career prosperous. At the same time, his wealth increased sharply, his popularity increased continuously, and he gradually expanded to more areas outside Pennsylvania.

Just when he was in the spring breeze, he suffered a fatal blow emotionally.

Buchanan met Miss Ann Coleman when she was 28. She is beautiful and generous, and her father is a famous industrialist. The two met and hated each other late, and their relationship developed rapidly, and they privately booked for life. But Ann's father opposed the combination of the two and thought Buchanan had ulterior motives. Soon, Miss An died suddenly at home and there was no conclusive evidence to prove her death. The death of his first love left him immersed in grief for a long time and left a deep scar in his heart, so that he lived alone all his life.

1820, Buchanan participated in the House of Representatives election, which was a great success. He gradually got rid of the shadow of lovelorn in the ups and downs of his official career and served the public wholeheartedly until he entered the White House. He became the only unmarried president in the United States. Immersed in the unpredictable political situation, he never changed his infatuation, went forward bravely and became a lifelong companion with politics.

Because of his profound legal knowledge and hard work, the work of the federal representative is handy for him and his prestige is increasing day by day. He was re-elected four times in a row. He has maintained a lasting enthusiasm in dealing with government affairs, but his views have evolved from federalism advocates to democratic conservatives.

Buchanan made every effort to safeguard the interests of the Federation in the House of Representatives and supported the policies and domestic reform measures implemented by the federal government to protect the development of national industries. He also advocated amending the Judicial Act 1789 to establish the authoritative position of the Federal Supreme Court in judicial interpretation. He once made a public speech against slavery and even encouraged people to support the slave uprising in the south. Soon after, Buchanan became a supporter of the Jackson faction in the Democratic Party, which provided strong help for Jackson's campaign. Jackson therefore entrusted many important tasks. He served on the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives and participated in the judicial inspection of the Supreme Court.

Buchanan was a devout Presbyterian. He often studies the Bible carefully, goes to church on time, and sometimes meets with priests to talk about his troubles and doubts. However, it was not until his later years that he formally entered the church.

Buchanan entered the diplomatic circle with 1832, and President Jackson sent him to Russia. Buchanan's task is to negotiate with Russia and sign commercial conventions and treaties on navigation rights. Buchanan faithfully fulfilled his mission and successfully completed the signing task. His second task was not completed, but his great efforts laid the foundation for the final solution of this problem. During his stay in Russia, Buchanan visited many places of interest, studied the history and present situation of this country, and wrote many impressions.

Because of his outstanding performance in Russia, Buchanan was elected as a senator after returning to the United States in 1833, and served for eleven years.

In the Senate, Buchanan's position on diplomacy has always been tough. He advocated that the United States should strengthen its military strength, because national defense is based on military strength. His attitude towards major diplomatic issues such as Texas, Oregon, the US-Canada border, and the US-Mexico relationship, which troubled successive American governments at that time, was expansionist.

At the same time, Buchanan's political views became increasingly conservative, and he tried to play the role of a compromise in the increasingly intensified contradictions and conflicts at that time. In the name of maintaining the union, he advocated limiting the activities of abolitionists and opposing hasty slavery. He kept a certain distance from nationalists and politicians, and advocated that both sides should reach a certain degree of understanding. He also opposes further reform in the judicial field.

Buchanan was not satisfied with being just a member of Congress, and the White House was his goal. He failed three times for the presidential nomination, but he was not discouraged. He gradually approached the peak of power.

In order to realize his long-standing political wish, Buchanan gave up the opportunity to serve as the federal attorney general and a judge of the Supreme Court. 1844, he attacked this target for the first time. Knowing that his strength was still lacking, he did not give up completely after the failure and entered the final winner james polk camp. Buchanan was appointed Secretary of State for this reason. He was satisfied with this and thought he had got the express ticket to the White House.

In order to carry out the expansion policy, President Polk controlled the power to formulate foreign policy, and Buchanan could only deal with specific foreign affairs. At this time, the merger of Texas reached the last moment, and the relationship between the United States and Mexico was very tense. Under the pressure of the US military, Buchanan stepped forward and completed the merger. On the issue of purchasing California and New Mexico, Buchanan opposed the use of force to solve the problem and sought to adjust the border between the two sides by means of peace talks and purchase. After the failure of the peace talks, the United States launched the US-Mexico War. After the war, the two sides resumed negotiations. 1848 In February, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and acquired more than one million square miles of land, including today's California, New Mexico and Arizona.

The United States and Britain are arguing over Oregon, but Buchanan still advocates a peaceful solution. However, President Polk took an extremely tough stance and tried to acquire the area by force. Finally, Polk made a concession and agreed to cede the northern half of Oregon to Britain, in order to safeguard the great interests of the British in the local area. Buchanan led the peace talks and achieved success, and the United States finally completed the process of pushing the western border into the Pacific Ocean.

During his tenure as Secretary of State, Buchanan was insightful in diplomatic work and made remarkable achievements. However, President Polk insisted on direct intervention in foreign affairs, and some of his ideas were different from Buchanan's, which made it difficult for Buchanan to give full play to his diplomatic talents.

1848, Buchanan launched another attack on the White House. After the failure, he retired from his post and watched the situation on his hometown farm, ready to go.

1852, Buchanan ran for the democratic presidential nomination for the third time. As several competitors were evenly matched, franklin pierce, who was not optimistic about the result, stood out and was nominated, while Buchanan lost by a narrow margin. After Pierce took office, he appointed Buchanan as the ambassador to Britain. During this period, the most effective thing Buchanan did was to improve relations with Britain. Under the influence of expansionism, he was also involved in a storm, and participated in the drafting of ostend manifesto, seeking to buy Cuba. If he fails, he will resort to force. Although it is not a legally binding official document, it has aroused widespread repercussions in China, and people have different opinions on it. Although President Pierce was forced not to sign it, the declaration caused cheers in the southern United States.

1in the spring of 856, Buchanan participated in the general election again, and this time he was determined to win. Going abroad detached him from domestic politics, and participated in the drafting of ostend manifesto, which won the favor of the south, so he was nominated by the Democratic Party. In the election campaign, the main rivals * * * and the Republican Party put forward a radical anti-slavery program, while the Democratic Party promised people from all walks of life to maintain economic prosperity and order stability, called for North-South unity and safeguarded national unity, and repeatedly stressed that the victory of * * * and the party meant the disintegration of the Federation. Due to the strong organizational strength of the Democratic Party and the strategy of the campaign platform, Buchanan finally won.

1March 4, 857, Buchanan was sworn in. The photographer used the camera to leave a precious picture of the inauguration ceremony of the president for the first time. Buchanan in the photo looks quite old in Lian Po. He is an old president, but he faces a country shrouded in the cloud of civil war. Perhaps the presidency came too late, and the spirit and vitality of that year were leaving him. He wavered between the north and the south, trying to find an impartial middle road to get rid of the predicament.

Buchanan first set out to alleviate the crisis caused by the Kansas dispute. The cabinet he organized was the product of political compromise, and the slave-holding state and the free state were equally divided. Buchanan's attitude on slavery is very ambiguous. He declared that he was against slavery, but slavery had a legal basis. As president, he must uphold the Constitution. Because he takes the law as the standard to judge everything, in his view, the Slave Escape Act and Kansas becoming a slave-holding state are legal. He declared that his first task was to maintain the unity of the Constitution and the Federation.

From 65438 to 0857, the collapse of Ohio insurance company triggered a national economic panic, and the prestige of Buchanan government declined day by day. Soon, the John Brown uprising broke out. Although the uprising was suppressed by the federal army, it shocked the whole country, sounded the death knell of slavery and put the Buchanan government in jeopardy. The rise of the Republican Party in Congress and the split of the Democratic Party made Buchanan lose control of Congress, so in the general election of 1860, he fulfilled his previous promise not to seek re-election. After abraham lincoln was elected president, the southern states withdrew from the Union one after another, and the situation was in jeopardy. At this time, Buchanan was a white-haired old man in his seventies, unable to take effective actions to stop the split. In the annual speech of 1860, he condemned the separatist behavior, but believed that the excessive interference of the north in slavery was the cause of separatism. He also said: States have no right to leave the union, and the union has no right to prevent them from leaving. A few months before leaving office, Buchanan took some countermeasures, especially strengthening the strength of federal supporters in the cabinet, but he used moral persuasion to stop the division of the South. However, Congress was strongly dissatisfied with Buchanan's compromise policy and adopted a negative and uncooperative attitude. President Buchanan is in a dilemma and can't do anything.

On March 4, Buchanan was sworn in as President Lincoln. He told his friend very frankly that the federal spaceship had entered the final stage. Shortly thereafter, the guns of the Civil War rumbled in Fort Sumter.

After retirement, Buchanan returned to Wheatland Farm, which he bought when he was Secretary of State, and began to live in seclusion, trying to avoid outside interference. Although he actively supported the federal government's efforts to restore federal unity, many people accused him of being responsible for the division of the Federation. Buchanan was once an ambitious politician who tried to govern the country, but later he became one of the most controversial presidents in American political history.

Buchanan suffered from severe joint rheumatism, and his condition deteriorated in his later years. He died on 1 June, 8681day. Before he died, he was still angry with the world for his injustice. He died and was buried in Woodward Cemetery in his hometown.