Buchanan Administration (1 h 4 mar 1857 ano – 4 mar 1861 ano)

Descrição:

President: James Buchanan Jr.
Number: 15
Party: Democratic
Home State: Pennsylvania
Vice President: John C. Breckinridge
Nickname: The Old Public Functionary

Prior Offices:
PA State Congressman (1814-16)
PA Congressman (1821-31)
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee (1829-31)
Minister to Russia (1832-33)
PA Senator (1834-45)
Secretary of State (1845-49)
Minister to the UK (1853-56)

Congressional Majority Parties (Senate / House)
35th Congress: Democrat / Democrat
36th Congress: Democrat / Republican

Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney

Notable Qualities: Possibly the first gay president