Thursday, August 28, 2008

Legacy


Martin Van Buren was a great president he did many things to help the United States with may of their probelms such as the Panic of 1837, the Indian Removal, and the Amistad story. He led his presidency with dominance and helped out many people with problems with congress. He is known as the only president that English wasn't his first language, his first spoken language was Dutch. He was the first governor to run for presidency. He was first President who was born an American citizen and, the first to be defeated for re-election by a slick public relations campaign.