James Buchanan

15James Buchanan

Lived 1791 - 1868·In office 1857 - 1861

Pros:

The Civil War wasn't his fault, he was just left holding the hot potato after the last 14 guys enacted increasingly short-lived band-aids.

Cons:

Leaned on the Supreme Court to get the Dred Scott decision which kicked off the civil war. Broke the country.

Fun facts:

3 members of congress died at his inauguration.

A Twitter thread about James Buchanan.

Crime report

  • 😡 Owned slaves
  • 😡 Genocide