How does Martin Van Buren rise from being an impoverished child with no education to taking over New York State politics, forging the Democratic Party, and creating the modern two-party system? He does it by being sly. Sly as a fox. Follow Van Buren, the "Little Magician," as he outwits and manipulates every foe and ally alike to remake the American political landscape, only for it all to collapse on him just four days after reaching the White House when America's first great depression dest...

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08.) Martin Van Buren 1837-1841

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03.) Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809

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06.) John Quincy Adams 1825 - 1829

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