< James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States. Almost his entire term was spent trying to avoid war. Among the notable things that happened during his presidency was the Dred Scott Decision, in which the Supreme Court declared an African-American man a piece of property. James Buchanan: Statesman and President White
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