Martin Van Buren | 60-Second Presidents | PBS

Here's everything you need to know about Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States, in just 60 seconds.

60-Second Presidents is a collaboration between PBS LearningMedia and PBS Digital Studios, and is produced by Kornhaber Brown.

[matheusdemello]

He’s also the first President to be born an US citizen.

[nathanielhermanson]

He’s the only president who never initially speak English, he speak Dutch.

[Quicktwister]

A fun fact actually.
My friend from Elementary School has the last name Van Buren and is actually the great great great great niece of Martin Van Buren!!

[OLDSACKS]

"While Andrew once killed a man in a duel"
What do you mean "once"

[eunaekim]

You forgot one important thing about Van Buren. Eight years later he ran for president again, this time as a third party candidate. He bombed, but his candidacy was the deciding factor in the election of Zachary Taylor!

[sambradley]

Van Buren had the worst Depression until 100 years later. 😐

[familytreenutshistorygenealogy]

We learn so much from these short videos!

[FlyinBlaney]

Actually, Van Buren became VP in 1833 because of Jackson's feud with John Calhoun.

[Sanfoversion]

Fun fact: Martin van Buren might be my great great great uncle through relationships on my moms side of my family, so that’s cool I guess.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Dutch Americans are Americans of Dutch descent whose ancestors came from The Netherlands in the recent or distant past.

Whether intentional or not, they usually maintain connections with their Dutch heritage, by having, for example, a Dutch surname or belonging to a Dutch community group.

Dutch settlement in the Americas started in 1613 with New Amsterdam, which was exchanged with the British for the current Suriname at the treaty of Breda (1667) and renamed New York City.

The British split the Dutch colony of New Netherlands into two pieces, and named them New York and New Jersey.

Further waves of immigration occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries.

According to the 2013 American Community Survey, an estimated 4.5 million Americans claim total or partial Dutch heritage.

Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in Michigan, California, Montana, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Idaho, Utah, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.

[isagacha]

Fun fact, Van Buren is the reason we say OK!

[handrikc]

What is your evidence that Van Buren feared controversial decisions and just wanted to be reelected? He chosed not to interfere in the economy during the panic of 1836 because he believed in small government. This seems to me like a very controversial decision which may have ruined his reelection. If he wanted to be reelected, he would probably adopt a left-wing economy policy with government interference and make debt to help the poor.

[tanjadelugt]

Im proud of Martin van Buren Im dutch to and i live now in the NETHERLANDS

[dylanwilliams]

PBS’ bias is showing. Van Buren was actually one of the better Presidents.

[Davewaltonandhischildren]

And he died in 1862 a few months after the 3rd president to have a first name John

[pukalo]

Also the "Trail of Tears" happened under him.

[mbleroy]

Also the only President so far to not speak English as a first language.

[revinhatol]

Martin Van Buren, number eight for a one-term shot as chief of state.

[Camarillian]

“They both believed in a small government.”

Are you sure about that

[thelocalshaman]

the only us president whose motherlanguage was not english