Harriet Lane
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Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston acted as First Lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the m
Lane c. 1855–1865
Harriet Lane
Lane-Johnston Building, St. Albans School
James Buchanan
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James Buchanan Jr. was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. A northern Democrat, he sought to resolve the sectional crisis through a pro-slavery interpretation of the U.
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…Rebecca Lane Johnston (née Lane; May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as First Lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were copied, and who…
Daguerreotype of Buchanan, c. 1850–1868
Buchanan's birthplace
1834 portrait of Buchanan at age 42–43 by Jacob Eichholtz
Bust of James Buchanan by Henry Dexter at the National Portrait Gallery