The Home & Grave of the WORST (???) American President | History Traveler Episode 281

In your opinion, who is the worst president that we've had in the U.S.? When presidents are ranked, it's James Buchanan who typically fills the last place slot. But how much do you know about Buchanan? Was he really THAT bad? We're visiting the home of Buchanan at Wheatland and his grave and exploring what you maybe didn't know about our 15th president.
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  • @TheHistoryUnderground
    @TheHistoryUnderground9 ай бұрын

    I hope that everyone commenting on Trump or Biden actually watches the whole video and subscribes to the channel. 😂

  • @MsBee-tr9ti

    @MsBee-tr9ti

    8 ай бұрын

    😂👍😂👍😂👍

  • @retrobilly1719

    @retrobilly1719

    8 ай бұрын

    Biden Yeah,Trump No Wars Everything Affordable,Borders Secure,Best President

  • @user-mz1sp3wi9b

    @user-mz1sp3wi9b

    8 ай бұрын

    No first lady to guide him or should I say nag

  • @sashasue00

    @sashasue00

    8 ай бұрын

    I never knew anything about this POTUS...except that he was sometime in the 1800's, so thank you for the history lesson!

  • @mikev4089

    @mikev4089

    8 ай бұрын

    Don’t see too many Trump comments, most seem to agree that Biden does suck though.

  • @haroldfarmer8834
    @haroldfarmer8834 Жыл бұрын

    Worst deceased President I think you meant to say.

  • @DanaOrtiz

    @DanaOrtiz

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup cause Carter is still alive lol

  • @davidwelch4841

    @davidwelch4841

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanaOrtiz Nope Trump, the Anti-Christ.

  • @Kededian

    @Kededian

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DanaOrtiz Carter...Biden is by far the worst president.

  • @davidosborn8782

    @davidosborn8782

    Жыл бұрын

    Does brain dead count?

  • @joshua.snyder

    @joshua.snyder

    Жыл бұрын

    😂 I thought, "Man, Trump died?"

  • @OttoCharles49
    @OttoCharles49 Жыл бұрын

    The worst isn’t dead. He’s demented, but not dead.

  • @rondellthreadgate8092

    @rondellthreadgate8092

    Жыл бұрын

    👍 spot on !!

  • @josephinebowens6134

    @josephinebowens6134

    Жыл бұрын

    The 45,? dementia and mean asScooge

  • @julielockett1812

    @julielockett1812

    Жыл бұрын

    Trump

  • @jackiedalton6185

    @jackiedalton6185

    Жыл бұрын

    @@julielockett1812 no Biden Trump was the best

  • @noahhyde8769

    @noahhyde8769

    Жыл бұрын

    @@julielockett1812 No, Biden. And I didn't even have to 'like' my own comment either, 'Julie.'

  • @georgemack120
    @georgemack1204 ай бұрын

    Very interesting. In fact, Queen Victoria considered the president a friend of sorts. The "Resolute" Desk in the oval office was also a gift to Buchanan from the Queen. She commissioned it for him, as president from the salvaged wood from the ship "Resolute"!

  • @FindTheTRUTH337

    @FindTheTRUTH337

    4 ай бұрын

    Cool!

  • @mcbill7352

    @mcbill7352

    4 ай бұрын

    it was actually made for president hayes

  • @Ken-fh4jc

    @Ken-fh4jc

    4 ай бұрын

    Also the very first message sent but underwater cable crossing the Atlantic was a greeting from Queen Victoria to president Buchanan.

  • @RowdyProwdy

    @RowdyProwdy

    2 ай бұрын

    What!! I never knew this!

  • @EB-vx4vy
    @EB-vx4vy4 ай бұрын

    May need to update this!!!

  • @robertshelton9881
    @robertshelton9881 Жыл бұрын

    I visited Buchanan's grave a while back, to inform his ghost that he was no longer America's worst President. He didn't respond directly, but one of the birds singing in the blossoms nearby might have been his ghost.

  • @pedrocuervo3868

    @pedrocuervo3868

    10 ай бұрын

    Ghost?,does'nt exist,are demons!,it's imposible the people death to comunicate with us!,becareful,Satan is a big liar!.

  • @kingjoe3rd

    @kingjoe3rd

    9 ай бұрын

    hahaha.

  • @franceszetts6874

    @franceszetts6874

    9 ай бұрын

    AHGREE, 1, 000%

  • @grandinquisitor8335

    @grandinquisitor8335

    9 ай бұрын

    He's still the worst, the period between the election of 1860 and Lincoln's inauguration is the only time in history when the US has had no president, because Buchanan was so inactive during this time. He basically gave up on trying to solve the crisis.

  • @RobbyHouseIV

    @RobbyHouseIV

    9 ай бұрын

    FYI, Buchanan's ghost almost always is in the form of a squirrel. OMG, I can't believe you were all like trying to channel Buchanan's spirit vis-a-vis a bird and junk! LOL! I bet he was so annoyed! Anyway, I've got some orbs to chase and what not. Buh-Bye!

  • @SPatrickF1970
    @SPatrickF19704 ай бұрын

    The worst president is still alive and sipping hot cocoa in his basement while watching Teletubbies

  • @GailBrenner-vt9ou

    @GailBrenner-vt9ou

    4 ай бұрын

    And sucking up as many drugs as he can. Before his money runs out.

  • @user-mk1sm5vn1f

    @user-mk1sm5vn1f

    4 ай бұрын

    Do you think you should be talking about old Donald that way

  • @SPatrickF1970

    @SPatrickF1970

    4 ай бұрын

    @user-mk1sm5vn1f now you know I'm talking about Sleepy Joe. 😴 lmao

  • @garyt2542

    @garyt2542

    4 ай бұрын

    Let me guess, you vote for the party that has brought us the increased prices of everything and the rising crime rates due to their childish policies. It’s like you hate poor people.@@user-mk1sm5vn1f

  • @graysonmaxmom

    @graysonmaxmom

    4 ай бұрын

    Wrong​@@SPatrickF1970

  • @japponica
    @japponica4 ай бұрын

    I am from the UK and your commentary is excellent, free flowing, beautiful accent and so informative.

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    4 ай бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @porcudracului

    @porcudracului

    4 ай бұрын

    No context, tons of bias, facts cherry picked, total mess of a job. But you give an A for esthetics. Fair enough, find the beauty in any pile of vomit. I command you for it

  • @japponica

    @japponica

    3 ай бұрын

    @@porcudracului oh dear why do you need to be so angry and vile? My comment is my comment I do not need your input into my thoughts . Anyhow bless you have a great day.

  • @jimmyz2098
    @jimmyz20984 ай бұрын

    This is really good stuff! Amazing that you can go in, and take it all in. Living history. We hear about the big ones all the time. Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Teddy, etc. And we all have our favorites. But it is a lot of fun for me to hear about, and learn about some of the others. And what was happening in America, and the World, during their time. This is really good stuff. Subbed!

  • @awakeningfaith2290
    @awakeningfaith2290 Жыл бұрын

    well, Buckhannon can rest easy now that he's unquestionably second worse.

  • @susanvoddraska3831

    @susanvoddraska3831

    Жыл бұрын

    Possibly 3rd or 4th worst

  • @michaelsweaney3890

    @michaelsweaney3890

    Жыл бұрын

    Woodrow Wilson signed into law The Federal reserve act. A puppet to the bankers and a traitor.

  • @the-jackieelizabeth

    @the-jackieelizabeth

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen 😂

  • @JudyGurl

    @JudyGurl

    10 ай бұрын

    @awakeningfaith2290 third

  • @awakeningfaith2290

    @awakeningfaith2290

    10 ай бұрын

    @JudyGurl well Trump dropped to 41 % and it was breaking news. bidens 37% last month seemed to be swept under the rug for some reason

  • @ilenestrong7471
    @ilenestrong7471 Жыл бұрын

    James Buchanan's youngest brother was my great-great-grandfather so growing up I learned the Buchanan history going back to Scotland. Many of the cousins did not want to be associated with him as they did not like him being in politics. The cousins moved to Missouri and Texas. Around 1880 our family moved to Oregon from Dallas. I have managed to find some of the grave sites in Texas and Oregon as well as visiting Wheatland.

  • @califdad4

    @califdad4

    Жыл бұрын

    My great grandfather was his nephew, he was born in the 1830s, was married late in California and was 60 when my grandmother was born in 1892. The family came over around 1776, Scottish Presbyterians via Northern Ireland

  • @Skedawg88

    @Skedawg88

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe many of Trump’s progeny will not wish to be associated with him.

  • @kathleenlong7303

    @kathleenlong7303

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s way cool. I love ancestry ❤️

  • @christianfreedom-seeker934

    @christianfreedom-seeker934

    Жыл бұрын

    He was married, correct? Some of these amateur historians don't even bother to do their research and they instead call a political organization that tells them what to think.

  • @califdad4

    @califdad4

    Жыл бұрын

    @@christianfreedom-seeker934 no his engagement didn't progress to marriage, I seem to remember she passed away and he remained single the rest of his life .

  • @dewilew2137
    @dewilew21374 ай бұрын

    It’s crazy to think of a house that size, and a relatively new house, at that, costing $300k.

  • @Lonestar70blue
    @Lonestar70blue4 ай бұрын

    Waiting for your sequel in Delaware.

  • @laurenferguson959

    @laurenferguson959

    28 күн бұрын

    Best comment 🏆

  • @nighthawk_predator1877

    @nighthawk_predator1877

    15 күн бұрын

    You mean't Rikers Island right?

  • @THE-michaelmyers
    @THE-michaelmyers Жыл бұрын

    I will attempt to keep my comment as brief as I can. One of my favorite Teachers in HS was my History teacher. This man was a Marine that fought in WW2 in the Pacific. He was actually either on Okinawa or near it when the Nuclear bombs were dropped. He was always careful to point out to his classes to be careful when grading Presidents over time. He always used Lincoln as an example. He would start out with what would have happened had the South fired on Ft Sumter 20 years later closer to 1880? Lincoln's cabinet was filled with men that were at one time adversaries of his. Salmon Chase was one such man. What if there was no Civil War during Lincoln's term? Would he be known as a great leader today? Events can shape a President as much as a President can shape events! Another question he asked us to think about was what would have happened to FDR and his policies had Na zi Germany and Imperial Japan never happened? We always had good CIVIL discussions that he fostered. At 65 one of the reasons I am more tolerant of other political beliefs is sitting in that man's classroom all those years ago.

  • @timf2279

    @timf2279

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said, thank you.

  • @THE-michaelmyers

    @THE-michaelmyers

    Жыл бұрын

    One last point about Buchanan's Presidency! There is no politically correct way to say this. Going back to before the Revolutionary War especially after the invention of the cotton gin cotton was king in the southern states. This was a debate even during the founding of the US. Again I repeat I can't be politically correct and stay accurate. There was a call among some to also include people of color when talking about human rights during this period. To do so, however, would have wrecked the economies of these southern states. SO like what happens so many times the can got kicked down the road. By the time Buchanan was president that can no longer could be kicked. After almost 70 years of inattention this issue came to a boil and as luck would have it happened in that time period just before Lincoln was President. I doubt Buchanan could have done anything to stop the events that happened after he left office. How would you handle being POTUS and having two groups of people almost ready to go to war and not in any way attempting to compromise? What would you do? I know Buchanan was playing both sides with the middle, but he was trying to keep the red stuff from flowing all over the USA. Just a thought though! What if the South attacked Ft Sumter during his term? Would history treat him any better? For some reason, I am thinking about another man from Pennsylvania named John Dickinson, as well as Adlai Stevenson. Both of these men at times during their public life took positions many thought of as weak and history now tells us were untenable however hindsight is 20-20. So as for as Buchanan goes I am of the mind that a great deal of the problems that beset the US during his Presidency can also be laid at the feet of all of those founding fathers everybody wants to celebrate and then blame later people who were tasked with cleaning up their mess! Let's be real, as far as people of color are concerned the founding fathers did leave a mess to be cleaned up later! Was Buchanan a good POTUS? In my opinion, he was not. The problems the US was facing during his term are not 100% his making!

  • @rapson672

    @rapson672

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes,, If you look at Jimmy Carters time, He signed many good laws & such. BUT Reagan's campaign manager went over seas & secretly met a Iran official & made a deal to hold the hostages till after the election . ' Your thoughts '

  • @reaperthemad8731

    @reaperthemad8731

    Жыл бұрын

    Lincoln also did a lot of things that would be horrifying now... like suspending the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland.

  • @493913507

    @493913507

    Жыл бұрын

    We can say 'What if' until the cows come, I mean what if a frog had wings, would he bump his ass when he landed, but to answer your statement, or question concerning the civil war start date, if it had started in the 1880s as you suggest, it would have lasted a lot longer with a higher death toll, due to new weapons that probably would have been available, such as repeating rifles, canons that can fire quickly like howitzers, machine guns, armored vehicles maybe, and President Garfield would have been office by now...there are too many 'IFs" to consider, it would be impossible to say what kind of war it would be...let's be thankful that it started and ended when it did...things happen for a reason, reasons that may never be clear to us, but reasons none the less, but black is still black, and white is still white...and Biden is still an Idiot!, and Harris is still a Bimbo...I would of like to have had a history teacher like yours...😀

  • @oldchickenlady
    @oldchickenlady4 ай бұрын

    I have heard tales that one president ran his whole campaign from his basement....

  • @matt3024

    @matt3024

    4 ай бұрын

    Right after he called the military to Lafayette Park reading his upside down Bible!

  • @davidpeiffer8989

    @davidpeiffer8989

    4 ай бұрын

    You talking bout dat smellawarian

  • @mpojr

    @mpojr

    4 ай бұрын

    thats true and the geese were his biggest supporters,you could here them in the background just geeseing away.

  • @efowlermail

    @efowlermail

    4 ай бұрын

    Not only his campaign. He prepared legislation that will improve the lives of generations of Americans.

  • @OutlawMonstersPerson

    @OutlawMonstersPerson

    4 ай бұрын

    And wore diapers because Cornpop stole his toilet. Cornpop was a bad dude!

  • @marvindwallacesr3828
    @marvindwallacesr38284 ай бұрын

    Great documentary show keep up the great work

  • @juliebarnett9812
    @juliebarnett98124 ай бұрын

    This has been really interesting. Thank you.

  • @monacollins298
    @monacollins298 Жыл бұрын

    I’m confused as to why you referred to him as one of the worst numerous times, yet never mentioned a single thing he did that made him the worst. I would have liked to know, and I think telling us would have made the video that much more compelling.

  • @sandraatkins2539

    @sandraatkins2539

    Жыл бұрын

    So would I.

  • @bovnycccoperalover3579

    @bovnycccoperalover3579

    Жыл бұрын

    Apparently, starting a Civil War with at least 620K dead people makes you great but not doing it makes you the worst.

  • @JK-mo2ov

    @JK-mo2ov

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the heads up that’s what I was interested in

  • @indycharlie

    @indycharlie

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here . I have no idea what he did , or didn't do to get the label .

  • @gammondog

    @gammondog

    Жыл бұрын

    It was a matter of what he didn't do. He failed to suppress the insurrections in Missouri and Bloody Kansas. Allowing the rebells to raid federal posts with no consequences only emboldened them. This climaxed into the attack on Ft. Sumpter leading into the bloodiest four years in American history.

  • @timf2279
    @timf2279 Жыл бұрын

    Well I wouldn't say worst.

  • @NorthernNomad90

    @NorthernNomad90

    Жыл бұрын

    haha for sure. I think he's definitely in the bottom 3 with Andrew Johnson and Wilson, but I think it's pretty objective.

  • @colejohnson777

    @colejohnson777

    Жыл бұрын

    I think the current one takes the cake and may end up causing the US to lose potential on the world stage.

  • @rocketranger1000

    @rocketranger1000

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@NorthernNomad90 Thenthere have been 4 terrible President s

  • @timf2279

    @timf2279

    Жыл бұрын

    @jimmyG Of course, you have to place things in historical context. What may have been common place and acceptable then is considered criminal now.

  • @Lonesome__Dove

    @Lonesome__Dove

    Жыл бұрын

    LBJ.

  • @debrathomas2704
    @debrathomas27044 ай бұрын

    Excellent and extremely informative video!!! Thank you! 😃

  • @bethloguekellerwilliamsrea1529
    @bethloguekellerwilliamsrea15293 ай бұрын

    Very good video. Thank you

  • @pamelaoliver8442
    @pamelaoliver8442 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I come just for the comments. Yall never disappoint 😂 Thanks, JD...as always 😊

  • @dawnm9712
    @dawnm9712 Жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Lancaster County and visited this for my 3rd grade field trip. I enjoyed it. In that area you might want to check out the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge (about 20 minutes west of Wheatland). The residents of Columbia burned the bridge down before the Confederate Army could go over it and make it to Harrisburg. They then turned around and went to Gettysburg. You can still see the remnants of the bridge next to the current Veterans Memorial Bridge.

  • @bethfollett1249

    @bethfollett1249

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to live in Columbia and while living there they had a burning of the bridge reenactment so to speak where they lit wood along the bridge during time lapses to show how long the burning lasted...was pretty interesting

  • @sandraleigh4023

    @sandraleigh4023

    Жыл бұрын

    And you CAN'T miss out on the Harley-Davidson factory and museum!! Even if you're not a fan, it's fascinating!!!

  • @1953lili

    @1953lili

    Жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Philly but retired in Lancaster City. I attended St James of Kingseesing, the second oldest church in Philadelphia. There were tunnels running under the church that were part of the Underground Railroad that led to an old nearby house, circa 1780. When I lived in West Chester on the corner of Church and Dean the four homes, including the apartment building I lived in was connected underground by tunnels. There were many Quakers “Friends” living in these neighborhoods. Mennonites of which there are many in Lancaster County were also instrumental in hiding runaway slaves.

  • @alpha-omega2362

    @alpha-omega2362

    Жыл бұрын

    that is a very interesting story if not for them doing that all history may have been different because as I understand it Harrisburg was their ultimate objective to establish a beachhead in the North. Is there at least an historical marker there?

  • @tinabeam7180

    @tinabeam7180

    Жыл бұрын

    Check out Marietta they were key with the Underground Railroad!!! So cool especially the silk mill homes in the old silk mill.

  • @Giack21
    @Giack2115 күн бұрын

    Really loving your videos! Especially the Mount Vernon series. May I ask what the beautiful front parlour piano piece is called?

  • @MyLady120
    @MyLady1203 ай бұрын

    This is a beautiful house. The last time I went there was when my niece had Her wedding there 25 years ago in the Summer. It was a very beautiful day too. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video. 🙏🏼❤️

  • @mlipkin6708
    @mlipkin6708 Жыл бұрын

    Without a doubt, one of the best channels on YT, keep up the amazing work sir!

  • @JeriScarborough

    @JeriScarborough

    Жыл бұрын

    I think so too!

  • @Emily_Paris
    @Emily_Paris8 ай бұрын

    So much history in PA. I really enjoyed the tour. I got the opportunity to visit PA and fell in love with the older buildings, mansions, homes. I felt at home there.

  • @melanievando2040

    @melanievando2040

    6 ай бұрын

    My Dad called the state "The land of taxes"...lol 😅

  • @erikschultz7166

    @erikschultz7166

    4 ай бұрын

    @@melanievando2040nowhere near as bad as New York, California, Illinois,

  • @Coleknox67
    @Coleknox674 ай бұрын

    I DIG THE MUSIC! MELLOW AND RELAXING!

  • @davidlord7364
    @davidlord7364Ай бұрын

    Well done! The standards have been lowered considerably since 1860!

  • @tch1225
    @tch1225 Жыл бұрын

    Dick Winters is buried about 30 minutes away I believe. Would be cool to see a video there and Eric could bring some of his artifacts there.

  • @VloggingThroughHistory

    @VloggingThroughHistory

    Жыл бұрын

    Not even that far. 14 miles/20 minutes away in Ephrata.

  • @sd5458

    @sd5458

    Жыл бұрын

    They've done band of Brothers to death tho and the two are completely unrelated.

  • @tch1225

    @tch1225

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sd5458 All of history is related

  • @matthewmoneypit1558

    @matthewmoneypit1558

    Жыл бұрын

    I have been there to pay my respect.

  • @nightstargazer9789

    @nightstargazer9789

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, he is buried at Bergstrasse Lutheran Church Cemetery, which is at the intersection of Routes 322 and 222 just east of Ephrata PA.

  • @131dyana
    @131dyana Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking us along. He was a kind and gentle and smart man, but was in office at a terrible time.

  • @cynthiabellack7994

    @cynthiabellack7994

    Жыл бұрын

    He did nothing to make that "time" better. Worst president in history until Trump came along. I was a tour guide at Wheatland as a teenager, I have a degree in history, and I am not unfamiliar with the time he was president, but if we're honest, he was a terrible president.

  • @tonybassham7343

    @tonybassham7343

    Жыл бұрын

    Cynthia Bellack I think you meant Biden.

  • @happydays59

    @happydays59

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@tonybassham7343 no there is no question, at least amongst those with a functioning brain, Trump is the worst president ever. 💯%

  • @ThePontiac98

    @ThePontiac98

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@cynthiabellack7994until Biden came along

  • @noahhyde8769

    @noahhyde8769

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cynthiabellack7994 Cynthia, hiding behind your 'resume' to make a very typical cheapshot at Trump is pretty small and predictable, both. Better re-take that history course and this time try to be a bit more genuinely open-minded.

  • @kathyhuffstetler5526
    @kathyhuffstetler55262 ай бұрын

    First time watching definitely subscribed Really enjoyed the tour

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    2 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @zacharyharris438
    @zacharyharris4384 ай бұрын

    Are you front Greensboro, NC? You have the most Greensboro accent I've ever heard. Uncanny, lol. Great vid!!

  • @joanhuffman2166
    @joanhuffman21664 ай бұрын

    Why would Buchanan be the worst in a list that includes Woodrow Wilson?

  • @LadyAnneJT

    @LadyAnneJT

    2 ай бұрын

    There are different kinds of "worst". Wilson was an unconverted segregationist, and a member of the KKK. Buchanan was an example of the Peter Principle (promoted until he could no longer cope), Andrew Jackson was an Indian hunter and authorized the Trail of Tears.

  • @richd6362
    @richd63624 ай бұрын

    Fascinating video. I've been to several presidential homes and gravesites, but I've never seen Buchanan's.

  • @MsTERRY4658
    @MsTERRY46584 ай бұрын

    As President, Buchanan intervened to assure the Supreme Court's majority ruling in the pro-slavery decision in the Dred Scott case. He acceded to Southern attempts to engineer Kansas' entry into the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton Constitution, and angered not only Republicans but also Northern Democrats.

  • @edward88881
    @edward88881 Жыл бұрын

    This was a fascinating tour. Being able to walk into the rooms instead of standing behind roped barricades made it a much more personal experience. I've always been interested in learning more about the lesser known Presidents; why were they forgotten and uncovering some hidden accomplishments during their administration. I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos.

  • @clickbaitpolice

    @clickbaitpolice

    Жыл бұрын

    There has to be ropes now, there's folks who will poop in offices, trash what they can and try to hunt down lawmakers they don't like to hang and even attack security causing death.

  • @georgewilkie3580
    @georgewilkie3580 Жыл бұрын

    I really must give President Buchanan high marks for his consistent efforts as he struggled with an American this was full of a multitude of problems, both large and small. Pres. Buchanan never gave up and stayed in the fight to the bitter end. God Bless the Man.

  • @janestarr4403

    @janestarr4403

    Жыл бұрын

    It's also been reported that he suffered from arsenic poisoning shortly after he was elected, yet still did his job. The poisoning was due to an effort to kill rats that later infected the water system where he was staying and not an assassination attempt. However; it does demonstrates his determination to serve his country.

  • @kyliesbubbie

    @kyliesbubbie

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@Jane Starr that's interesting. NOW, we have rats running this country and they are poisoning US.

  • @glenchapman3899

    @glenchapman3899

    9 ай бұрын

    My only beef with Buchanan was he could have done so much more leading up to the Civil War to avoid it. I am not suggesting he could have stopped the war happening, but to constantly throw the problem back to the States to sort out, pretty cursed us to have the war we did

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    4 ай бұрын

    Now what can we say good about Biden? I can’t think of one good thing. 😮

  • @porcudracului

    @porcudracului

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@glenchapman3899he applied the constitution correctly. The fact that he wasn't a genocidal maniac like his successor doesn't make him bad, just tactful

  • @mkbehnke1
    @mkbehnke14 ай бұрын

    Your intro music almost made me leave but glad I stuck through it, very interesting topic and tour.

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @julieduchek2969

    @julieduchek2969

    3 ай бұрын

    I certainly agree about the music. I had to shut the sound off.

  • @marlopeterson8283
    @marlopeterson82832 ай бұрын

    Both presidents from Pennsylvania ran their campaigns from the basement.

  • @simonphillips3329
    @simonphillips3329 Жыл бұрын

    Oh it's tempting, so tempting!

  • @theRappinSpree
    @theRappinSpree Жыл бұрын

    James Buchanan was responsible for bringing a set of gold plated cutlery into the White House when he was president. When Lincoln was president he would feed his cats from the dinner table. On one occasion Ms Lincoln scolded him for doing so and for also feeding them with the good cutlery. Abe’s alleged response was ‘if the gold fork was good enough for Buchanan then it’s good enough for Tabby’ 😂

  • @angelaliggin8866

    @angelaliggin8866

    8 ай бұрын

    Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha 😂

  • @Emily_Paris

    @Emily_Paris

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s cute 😂…thank you for sharing

  • @jimf6138
    @jimf61384 ай бұрын

    I believe the term "First Lady" originated with James Buchanan because of his niece.

  • @JBERRY603
    @JBERRY6034 ай бұрын

    Very good video!

  • @mauiskater
    @mauiskater Жыл бұрын

    Your channel is probably the most professional and has well made videos that outshine other larger channels. If I had just walked through that house I would not have been as fascinated as when you talk about it. You bring it back to life. You are an old soul that although you are young wants to know about the past. I’m grateful you are that way. Come to Maui sometime! We have some incredible history here as well

  • @johnstup4479
    @johnstup4479 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks JD for shedding some light on Buchanan's life. Always learning something here!

  • @may-beeart7930
    @may-beeart79304 ай бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @kenbusby1581
    @kenbusby15814 ай бұрын

    Probably could have waited for this kind of video if you know what I mean lol

  • @wingif1976
    @wingif1976 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for bringing Buchanan to light, and for sharing this enjoyable tour.

  • @SoCal780
    @SoCal780 Жыл бұрын

    I learned quite a bit about Buchanan from this video. The house was really something to see, as well as the artifacts. I’ve been to Lancaster many times but I never knew that Buchanan was from there, I would have loved to have seen this place. Great video, JD.

  • @nannyp506

    @nannyp506

    Жыл бұрын

    James Buchanan was born in Mercersburg, Pa. You can visit his birthplace there. The James Buchanan High School is named after him.

  • @justinweaver8107
    @justinweaver810721 күн бұрын

    Wow verycool info sir thank u

  • @cisium1184
    @cisium11844 ай бұрын

    On behalf of the people of New Hampshire, thank you for acknowledging that James Buchanan, not Franklin Pierce, was our worst president.

  • @prowrestlingisart6742
    @prowrestlingisart6742 Жыл бұрын

    Really interesting to see how many original items are still on display and with how close you can get to them. I definitely learned more about the man from the video. Thanks!

  • @janetcarey6954
    @janetcarey6954 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful home! Enjoyed learning more specific details on President Buchanan.

  • @caseyalexis1201
    @caseyalexis120112 күн бұрын

    I just found your channel and I love it!!! But baby I knew the comments on this one was going to be good and it didn’t disappoint!!! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @caroleastmond9064
    @caroleastmond90644 ай бұрын

    Very good Video!!!💐💐💐💐💫

  • @ruthscott5166
    @ruthscott5166 Жыл бұрын

    My grandfather, who died before I was born, was named after James Buchanan - James Buchanan Crutcher. He was many, many yrs older than my grandmother and I've been told he was a young lad when the civil war occured and remembered seeing the troops.

  • @kristinelantz6311
    @kristinelantz6311 Жыл бұрын

    Grew up in Lancaster, PA (pronounce it right my friend lol) and worked at the snack stand at Wheatland as a volunteer. My sister led tours.

  • @YankeeRebel1348

    @YankeeRebel1348

    Жыл бұрын

    It will always be pronounced here as lane...caster

  • @forkhorn77
    @forkhorn774 ай бұрын

    I feel like this video may have to be renamed in the near future

  • @TheU-hv8qj
    @TheU-hv8qj4 ай бұрын

    I recall seeing his birthplace, a cabin, at Mercersburg prep school in southern pa.

  • @cyndiebill6631
    @cyndiebill6631 Жыл бұрын

    No matter if he was one of the worse, he sure had a beautiful home. I wonder if anyone else would have faired any better as President. The Country was a powder keg waiting to explode. Could anyone at that time done any better? There was going to be a war over slavery no matter who was President. Even as great as he was Lincoln couldn’t stop it. Totally enjoyed this. 😊👍

  • @roberthudson1959

    @roberthudson1959

    Жыл бұрын

    Lincoln was unable to stop the war because it was his election that caused the first states to secede. Once in office, the Confederates didn't give him much time to find a solution. The first shots on Fort Sumter were fired 39 days later.

  • @johnbrattan9341

    @johnbrattan9341

    Жыл бұрын

    Cyndie Bill. Buchanan was an ideologue who surrounded himself with southern sympathizers. Including his entire cabinet. Much like Trump did with his cabinet. Ideologues make terrible presidents. For obvious reasons.

  • @sharonfoster4310
    @sharonfoster4310 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this very much. I'm distantly related to Buchanan. One of my 4x or 5x great grandmothers, Elizaneth Buchanan, was James Buchanan's cousin. They shared the same grandfather. I've been going on you tube to visit the homrs of the presidents and other famous people. Mary Todd Lincon's childhood home in Lexington KY has been beautifully restored. Henry Clay and John Hunt Morgan also lived in Lexington and their homes are open to the public as well

  • @knirbnezner

    @knirbnezner

    4 ай бұрын

    My 3rd or 4th grandmother Margarete was a 1st cousin as well.

  • @donnamarsh3474
    @donnamarsh34744 ай бұрын

    Outstanding!! ❤

  • @hocuspocus4577
    @hocuspocus45772 ай бұрын

    Those chairs still exist for elderly people who have difficulty walking to the toilet at night. Especially when they are alone.

  • @cabingirl1961
    @cabingirl1961 Жыл бұрын

    You have such a passion for history, that makes it so much more interesting for people like me…. I learn and retain more knowledge from your videos than I would reading a history book!!!! It’s so much easier and fun learning. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in a constructive way!

  • @andreapray4frontlinersdur403

    @andreapray4frontlinersdur403

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, I enjoyed this video love history. You did a great job

  • @jonathantitus2629
    @jonathantitus26296 ай бұрын

    Very Interesting. I have a degree in history and have traveled widely to sites relative to our nation's leaders and yet I learned more about this man from this video than I had in all my previous study. Thank you for the look into his life and for filling a void in knowledge. No one becomes president without some quality even if their time in office disappoints and this we should respect and in many cases honor.

  • @bonnierobb9211

    @bonnierobb9211

    4 ай бұрын

    Except Joe Biden .

  • @patriciaceja6112

    @patriciaceja6112

    3 ай бұрын

    Not true! We have one ex president who became President without any kind of quality except being a good liar, rapist, and TRAITOR. A complete loser in every way.

  • @patriciaceja6112

    @patriciaceja6112

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@bonnierobb9211Especially Joe Biden. A true American. He would NEVER betray this country liketraitor trump has.

  • @claudiaclark6162
    @claudiaclark61624 ай бұрын

    I have never heard of any bad things about Buchanan

  • @CarlSubUrban
    @CarlSubUrban4 ай бұрын

    got my hopes up with the title

  • @williamedmonds9581
    @williamedmonds9581 Жыл бұрын

    I’ll have to find your video on Taft, because my great great grandfather apparently loved Taft as a President that he convinced my great grandfather to name his son after him. Now I am the III, William Howard Taft. Unfortunately I didn’t have any sons to carry on the name.

  • @billhowes7937

    @billhowes7937

    7 ай бұрын

    Welcome to the club. I too am a third Named for my father and grandfather. William Oliver Howes III.

  • @maggiemcmac8273
    @maggiemcmac8273 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for showing this. I am relatively new to the area and didn't know about this estate. I visited yesterday. Wonderful intro film - very fair and balanced. House is gorgeous. I also think you need to look at Buchanan with the mindset of the time. He fell into major problems with south seceding, the economic collapse and the firing on Fort Sumner - none of which he caused. It just wasn't that simple unfortunately - many shades of grey.

  • @illgazillion
    @illgazillion4 ай бұрын

    Nice video.

  • @nighthawk_predator1877
    @nighthawk_predator187715 күн бұрын

    Buchanan be like oh please. Better look in your own century😅

  • @JeriScarborough
    @JeriScarborough Жыл бұрын

    The bathroom, family affair😂 that just cracked me up. The family that s$#t's together never quits together😂.

  • @LadyAnneJT

    @LadyAnneJT

    2 ай бұрын

    Privacy as we know it simply did not exist back then. The multi-seat outhouse was fairly common back in the day. In Williamsburg there are eight-sided "necessary houses" along Duke of Glouster Street, which provided four seats for gentlemen, one of which would have been visible from the street when the door was open. I also saw a sort of buffet - common to the dining room - with a pull-out in the center, which acted as a sort of potty chair. In the dining room!

  • @rebelscumspeedshop8677
    @rebelscumspeedshop8677 Жыл бұрын

    Buchanan had the resume for sure but the results show that just because you're qualified doesn't necessarily mean that you're going to get the desired results.

  • @corydavis617

    @corydavis617

    Жыл бұрын

    That's obvious, considering the current.

  • @neilmurray6943

    @neilmurray6943

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea, look at Daddy Bush! He gave us CT on the USSC!

  • @johnbrattan9341

    @johnbrattan9341

    Жыл бұрын

    "Desired results?" Huh?

  • @triciagrant2315

    @triciagrant2315

    Жыл бұрын

    So did Jimmy Carter.

  • @neilmurray6943

    @neilmurray6943

    Жыл бұрын

    @@triciagrant2315 What do you mean?

  • @sardu55
    @sardu554 ай бұрын

    That desk must have weighed a ton.

  • @geraldhansen6897
    @geraldhansen68974 ай бұрын

    Is this the hold my beer moment?

  • @03roadking
    @03roadking8 ай бұрын

    Wow, dude, I actually yelled out loud. When you mentioned Woodrow Wilson, cause he is like the complete 100% opposite of the best President ever.

  • @billhowes7937

    @billhowes7937

    7 ай бұрын

    Wilson was a racist of the first order. He wanted Black government employees to be caged. He could easily be the worst by far. Horrible person.

  • @charlesgreen2647

    @charlesgreen2647

    7 ай бұрын

    College professor - go figure

  • @duggydugg3937

    @duggydugg3937

    4 ай бұрын

    campaign expenses paid for by bankstards... we were skunked.. the law of the fed was sneaked thru kongress 2 days before Christmas... signed within hoursby tommy wilson.. tommy later regretted his profound mistake... campaigned for its reppeal....died of appoplexy 🫤 my bet .. poison ...

  • @msmcginn4574

    @msmcginn4574

    4 ай бұрын

    Wilson was showing racist KKK movies at the WH, right?

  • @user-wz9wj8eo8f

    @user-wz9wj8eo8f

    19 күн бұрын

    Woodrow Wilson was accountant by trade.

  • @williamrobinson827
    @williamrobinson827 Жыл бұрын

    From the corruption in their administrations alone, Grant, Harding, and Nixon deserve positions high (er low) on the list.

  • @oldfogey4679

    @oldfogey4679

    Жыл бұрын

    William supposedly grant harding weren't involved in their administration's corruption!

  • @brentanderson3887

    @brentanderson3887

    8 ай бұрын

    No dice on Grant good sir!!

  • @gpxo11
    @gpxo114 ай бұрын

    I wonder if Biden's Presidential Library will be full of coloring books and crayon drawings.

  • @imalikconnor

    @imalikconnor

    4 ай бұрын

    at least he will have a Library. Trump won't. It is well documented he doesn't like to read.

  • @MrWisdomseekr

    @MrWisdomseekr

    4 ай бұрын

    You mean Trump. Don't forget his magic marker drawings, especially the one with the hurricane. LOL

  • @TheBambislayer

    @TheBambislayer

    4 ай бұрын

    That's forever in the National Archives@@MrWisdomseekr

  • @ColeTurner-sr8mc

    @ColeTurner-sr8mc

    4 ай бұрын

    ...canceled checks from all of the bribes

  • @williewonka6694

    @williewonka6694

    4 ай бұрын

    It will mainly be full of classified documents left in the trunk of his corvette.

  • @saheedramjohn1144
    @saheedramjohn11444 ай бұрын

    Very interesting video❤

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad you think so!

  • @saheedramjohn1144

    @saheedramjohn1144

    4 ай бұрын

    It's historical facts the mogul empire was very instrumental in the United States it was there tea spices metals jewls brought to the colonies by the british that caused the American revolution taxes on goods coming g fro. The moghuls.

  • @lexismom9341
    @lexismom93419 ай бұрын

    Beautiful home, beautiful furniture. Thank you for the tour!

  • @resQfurppl
    @resQfurppl Жыл бұрын

    beautiful!! amazing history & i love the antique furniture … the portraits signed by queen Victoria & King Albert are fascinating!! i love things like that 😍❤️

  • @AJHyland63

    @AJHyland63

    4 ай бұрын

    Albert was never king. He was prince consort.

  • @jamesl9371
    @jamesl93714 ай бұрын

    How does a diplomat finish a 3 year term in 2 years? And then leave to travel. Nothing happened in the third year? A diplomat is there to handle things that are expected and unexpected. Maybe a sign of his style. As president he did nothing to prevent the Civil War or to smooth things out. A big reason he’s considered one of the worst presidents

  • @LadyAnneJT

    @LadyAnneJT

    2 ай бұрын

    Buchanan thought the South was so totally disorganized that they would collapse under their own ineptness very quickly, so he did very little until it was too late. By the time he got his act in gear, as the saying goes, the Federal Government had to step lively to catch up. As an example - Georgia was the only state that had the ability to manufacture uniforms, but their view of "states' rights" was such that they refused to help the other states. Most Confederate uniforms were made by loving hands at home.

  • @Rusty_Nickle
    @Rusty_Nickle4 ай бұрын

    That is so cool that they were able to find almost all the furniture that is original to the house.

  • @roberthudson1959
    @roberthudson1959 Жыл бұрын

    Buchanan had one of the stronger pre-presidency careers, but his policies were not fit for the time he was in office. In that regard, he is similar to Herbert Hoover. Another comparison would be Richard Nixon. It would be hard to beat Andrew Johnson for sheer incompetence.

  • @seahagkeylover

    @seahagkeylover

    Жыл бұрын

    Add Biden now 🤣😂

  • @tomlund4951

    @tomlund4951

    Жыл бұрын

    @@seahagkeylover go watch Tucker reruns dipstick.

  • @jC-kc4si

    @jC-kc4si

    Жыл бұрын

    In High School, I remember Ulysses S Grant was described as the most corrupt president or was just so oblivious to what was going on that everyone took advantage of his incompetence.

  • @andygossard4293

    @andygossard4293

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jC-kc4si High schools these days hire highly ignorant individuals who profess things which are nearly 100% false, Grant was one of the most highly honest individuals of his era. That bluntness probably made him execute a war the way he did.

  • @cedarwaxwing3509

    @cedarwaxwing3509

    Жыл бұрын

    @@seahagkeylover Thanks for politicizing a history discussion. Since you brought it up, I’m pretty sure that history will lump your traitorous cult leader in with Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and GWBush …. At the bottom of the heap.

  • @michaelciullo4788
    @michaelciullo4788 Жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately for all of us..... we're living through the worst presidency in history.

  • @thriftylady1170
    @thriftylady11702 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @whodatn4l948
    @whodatn4l9483 ай бұрын

    All I gotta say is WOW. Wasn't expecting his home to look like this.

  • @Wreckdiver59
    @Wreckdiver59 Жыл бұрын

    ✔️Another one off the list 👍 What an amazing amount of original artifacts. The whole time I kept thinking about how clean everything looked and who had the job of keeping it that way 😅

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    Жыл бұрын

    Good point. Lots to maintain there.

  • @commonsense_2023

    @commonsense_2023

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheHistoryUnderground this looks like a video touring a house of a former president and kinda should've been titled as much. You never mentioned why this is your opinion of the "worst" American president with verifiable examples to support your claim. The current resident in office now is saying "the worst president........oh yeah, hold my bud light"

  • @lanawaldron6819
    @lanawaldron6819 Жыл бұрын

    The carpet in Buchanan's death bed room is very similar to the parlor carpet in Lincoln's home in Springfield. The color combination red and blue must have been very popular at that time. Thanks for the tour. Loved the history.

  • @m.sandradhee998

    @m.sandradhee998

    7 ай бұрын

    At least his campaign wasn’t run from the basement

  • @christopherridle7670
    @christopherridle7670Ай бұрын

    I'm going to have to check out the Taft site.

  • @karenkline7221
    @karenkline72212 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @Nighthawk1966
    @Nighthawk1966 Жыл бұрын

    The Buchanan house was awesome especially with all the original stuff still there ! Very enjoyable video JD !! As usual !!

  • @stephenrrose
    @stephenrrose Жыл бұрын

    Great Job JD! Something to be said about a man that raised 2 and never married! Great video on the home and history of our 15th President!

  • @knirbnezner
    @knirbnezner4 ай бұрын

    My 3rd great grandmother was his 1st cousin. It is rumored that he has an child buried in Canton Ohio, he paid for special upkeep of that grave until his death.

  • @TheU-hv8qj
    @TheU-hv8qj4 ай бұрын

    Super thanks. I'm going to visit.

  • @dreaminginpuertorico3290
    @dreaminginpuertorico3290 Жыл бұрын

    Great documentary in every aspect. Thank you for sharing this awesome part of history!

  • @jklang7217
    @jklang7217 Жыл бұрын

    12:34 omg they do NOT make furniture like this anymore! Absolutely stunning❤

  • @joshuawilson2025
    @joshuawilson2025Ай бұрын

    You should come to Louisville and visit Zachary Taylor’s grave on Brownsboro Rd. The area also has some sites affiliated with William Quantrill’s death. His original grave and where he was shot, somewhere near Shelbyville, KY.

  • @TheHistoryUnderground

    @TheHistoryUnderground

    Ай бұрын

    I have some good news for you. 🙂 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qmWAyseomZy5dLQ.htmlsi=TOz-3SJawL-0gmNe

  • @joshuawilson2025

    @joshuawilson2025

    Ай бұрын

    @@TheHistoryUnderground nice! I live here and never got out to see that when I visited. His house is less than a mile away and is surrounded by nice houses. And down the road about another mile is Locust Grove, where George Rogers Clark lived with his sister for a short while before dying. Across the river is where his house was just down from the beginning of the falls of the Ohio.

  • @AnthropoidOne
    @AnthropoidOne2 ай бұрын

    Uncle Joe is getting a fudge sundae with nutz as we speak

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