When I first made the goal to learn more about the Presidents I felt like I was doing a book report in elementary school. I thought "I'm a grown up, I should be shopping & looking at a online furniture catalog, that's the whole fun of being a grown up. I don't have to write reports anymore". However, Van Buren was actually quite an interesting fellow. The info is from wikipedia, summarized in a Sarakastic way. Van Buren was:8th President of the United States.
Key in organizing the Democratic Party.
Married to his maternal cousin named Hannah.
First President born after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Inspired the Grandpa character on "The Munsters" (Nope, I'm not making that up).
Subject of the "Gold Spoon Oration", where he was criticized for the lavish lifestyle he lead in the White House.
His nickname was Old Kinderhook, abbreviated as OK. Some think this is what brought the word OK into our vocabulary.
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With sideburns like that you KNOW he was a surfer!!!
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