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  • čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
  • Here's everything you need to know about James Buchanan, the fifteenth President of the United States, in just 60 seconds.
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    60-Second Presidents is a collaboration between PBS LearningMedia and PBS Digital Studios, and is produced by Kornhaber Brown.

Komentáře • 117

  • @cgriesemer
    @cgriesemer Před 5 lety +42

    That resume was delightful. Interesting to see James worked at Victoria's Secret for a while, who knew?

  • @dasneonlicht
    @dasneonlicht Před 6 lety +39

    The Allen Iverson practice clip at 0:28 was delightfully random. Whoever made these is amazing

  • @AngryChristian1
    @AngryChristian1 Před 7 lety +75

    Second worst after Andrew Johnson imo
    He had good intentions and wanted to avoid conflict, so I can respect him for that, but the execution was kinda terrible.

    • @TheGrowCave
      @TheGrowCave Před 6 lety +13

      He stated that slavery was protected by the constitution while he was President of the United States. What in the world is good about those intentions?

    • @mrhindin3070
      @mrhindin3070 Před 5 lety +1

      Slavery really was protected by the Constitution, a "Pact with Death and an Agreement with Hell." It was primarily written by slavers after all.

    • @mrhindin3070
      @mrhindin3070 Před 5 lety +4

      Different Andrew J-son.

    • @anthonyfiorito6260
      @anthonyfiorito6260 Před 5 lety +4

      I'm always torn when trying to decide which of these two guys was worse.

    • @boredmamabear1601
      @boredmamabear1601 Před 4 lety

      FBTEBP

  • @nomoregoodlife1255
    @nomoregoodlife1255 Před 3 lety +16

    1:11 "the guy who hated conflict, oversaw the start of the civil war"

  • @crispy8026
    @crispy8026 Před 2 lety +12

    This might be the funniest episode haha I love how lazy they make him out to be

    • @atadbitahistory9660
      @atadbitahistory9660 Před 2 lety +7

      He basically made no decisions, the ones he did make were pretty bad-
      ( infairness, nobody would have done well in his situation, but he handled like a child hiding their mistakes so their parents won't find out )

  • @GoFartherPodcast
    @GoFartherPodcast Před 3 lety +5

    I can’t think of a single good achievement of his as president.

  • @CoreyChambersLA
    @CoreyChambersLA Před 5 měsíci +3

    Forgot to mention that Buchanan was the only bachelor president and possibly the only gay president.

  • @crixxxxxxxxx
    @crixxxxxxxxx Před 3 lety +4

    He looked like Sir Anthony Hopkins.

  • @damianwayne5throbinmrspide919

    James Buchanan Barnes, you mean.

    • @redjirachi1
      @redjirachi1 Před 6 lety +4

      Why do you think Bucky's parents decided to name him after one of the least popular presidents?

    • @gamestation2690
      @gamestation2690 Před 3 lety

      @@redjirachi1 Who knows??

  • @poiarmy
    @poiarmy Před 8 lety +14

    im legit related to him and im happy he was good on paper

    • @gh0stGD
      @gh0stGD Před 8 lety +31

      Lmao he was the worst president in history

    • @poiarmy
      @poiarmy Před 8 lety +6

      soo im a presidential person :D its ok if he was bad i dont care i love him he was a good man but made the rong choices :{

    • @hammymcham6293
      @hammymcham6293 Před 7 lety

      Cusin

    • @love_evann
      @love_evann Před 4 lety

      IM RElATED TO IM HIS GRTE GREAT GRATE GR grandson

    • @boredmamabear1601
      @boredmamabear1601 Před 4 lety +1

      Was he?

  • @mxylpx
    @mxylpx Před 8 lety +17

    Excellent insight into this tragic figure. Nicely done!

  • @CoreyChambersLA
    @CoreyChambersLA Před 5 měsíci +2

    They called his boyfriend Vice President William R. King and him "Aunt Fancy and Miss Nancy".

  • @Christbepraised
    @Christbepraised Před 3 lety +3

    Good stuff folks!

  • @CoreyChambersLA
    @CoreyChambersLA Před 5 měsíci +1

    Buchanan did not start the civil war, Lincoln did.

    • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
      @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Před 4 měsíci

      Yes he did because he was a coward in doing nothing to avoid the Civil War. He almost got impeached when his administration came under criminal investigation

  • @EllaBrownHart
    @EllaBrownHart Před 7 lety +66

    our first gay president

    • @hzq-yg8bj
      @hzq-yg8bj Před 4 lety +10

      He wasn’t gay. He was celibate genius

    • @gamestation2690
      @gamestation2690 Před 3 lety +13

      ​@@hzq-yg8bj There are still rumors that he might have been gay. He had an intimate relationship with Franklin Pierce's vice president, William Rufus King, and they lived together for 13 years, until King's death.

    • @WaterCanoe
      @WaterCanoe Před rokem +2

      ​@@gamestation2690 Could have been really good friends/roommates who knows

    • @gamestation2690
      @gamestation2690 Před rokem +4

      @@WaterCanoe We can't either confirm or deny that he was gay, especially considering the times.

    • @stratinolampino
      @stratinolampino Před rokem +3

      @@gamestation2690 they were probably just close friends

  • @revinhatol
    @revinhatol Před 2 lety +3

    Follows next a period spanning four long years with James Buchanan, then the South starts shooting cannon and we got a Civil War.
    (A war, a war down south in Dixie)

    • @rhombusman19
      @rhombusman19 Před rokem

      up to bat comes old abe lincoln there is a guy who is really thinkin kept the unites states from shrinkin saved a ship of state from sinkin

  • @nathanielhermanson3110

    Sounds like Mr. Buchanan acting like Jeffy.

  • @kikowonders
    @kikowonders Před 3 měsíci

    The President That Learned From Dickinson School

  • @whiteguy4586
    @whiteguy4586 Před 8 lety +8

    I'm actually related to James long distantly

    • @mike2207
      @mike2207 Před 6 lety +8

      I feel bad for you

    • @FrighteningSloth
      @FrighteningSloth Před 5 lety +1

      White Guy I have a friend who’s related to Buchanan. I’m related to the Roosevelts AND the Bushes.

    • @redjirachi1
      @redjirachi1 Před 5 lety +1

      @@mike2207 If you're descended from Harriet Lane, you at least have a decent hostess in the family

    • @Bramo2003
      @Bramo2003 Před 3 lety

      Liar

    • @externalboss9404
      @externalboss9404 Před 3 lety

      @@FrighteningSloth lies

  • @kenpyle1716
    @kenpyle1716 Před 5 měsíci

    Stormy Daniels called Trump a 60 second president. Named him 'microsoft'.

  • @antiguanetwork5726
    @antiguanetwork5726 Před rokem +1

    James Buchanan clearly lied on his resume.

  • @sweatysoccer1069
    @sweatysoccer1069 Před 4 lety +2

    he was for shurr gay

  • @terrywhite8338
    @terrywhite8338 Před 2 měsíci

    Cool my son loved presidents George Washington John Adams Thomas James James

  • @rizzler1986
    @rizzler1986 Před 11 měsíci

    Janes Buchanan trying to make a good choice challenge (IMPOSSIBLE )

  • @adizzle3349
    @adizzle3349 Před 6 měsíci +1

    19 century Joe Biden

  • @yeah8410
    @yeah8410 Před 8 lety +1

    hi mr cerrone

  • @tortle216
    @tortle216 Před 3 lety

    i'm just here trying to figure out what the fuck winifred and george barnes thought they were doing

  • @Fato4Life
    @Fato4Life Před 2 lety

    9.88K subscribers

  • @rbartig
    @rbartig Před 9 měsíci

    They used to call him Auntie James.

    • @CoreyChambersLA
      @CoreyChambersLA Před 5 měsíci

      They called his boyfriend Vice President William R. King and him "Aunt Fancy and Miss Nancy".

  • @P1XEL.EXE_
    @P1XEL.EXE_ Před rokem

    The most progressive President ever

    • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
      @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Před rokem

      More like “the most corrupt pre-Civil War president ever”. The Covode Commitee was right that his administration was the most corrupt administration as they were investigating his corruption scandals

  • @LeftWithRight
    @LeftWithRight Před 2 lety +2

    Nah. U cant tell history in 60 seconds

  • @earthling_8677
    @earthling_8677 Před 6 lety +1

    James Buchanan did run for the nomination in 1860, but lost.

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 Před 5 lety

    The only President from Pennsylvania.

  • @monaiannucci9434
    @monaiannucci9434 Před 10 měsíci

    Be you can

  • @eunaekim9216
    @eunaekim9216 Před 3 lety +1

    I file this guy with Grant, Nixon, Clinton and Trump. He could have at least tried to stop the conflict!

  • @realliferobloxpennywisejay569

    Stop at when he says slavery is ok pause and go back he’s gilching

  • @sambradley2975
    @sambradley2975 Před 5 lety +1

    Kept a nice house though

  • @zxcvbnm35125
    @zxcvbnm35125 Před 2 lety +4

    Oh God this guy was the 19th century Joe Biden

    • @acs1789
      @acs1789 Před 2 lety

      Many similarities.

    • @KC-dw6yz
      @KC-dw6yz Před rokem

      When Joe Biden starts a civil war because he was too nice to the South, you can get back to me.

  • @BREASTCANCERSURVIVOR2XS

    Van Buren Tyler Fillmore Pierce Buchanan and Lincoln established CSA

  • @btd6enthusiast106
    @btd6enthusiast106 Před 3 lety +2

    The most gay President ever

  • @anonymouscitizen8920
    @anonymouscitizen8920 Před 5 lety +6

    Only president to not have a wife

  • @debbiekirk7740
    @debbiekirk7740 Před 8 lety +1

    hb

  • @Thrifty032781
    @Thrifty032781 Před 8 měsíci

    Buchanan really was a wimp, wasn't he?

    • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
      @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Před 7 měsíci

      He sure was very weak as a coward. He can’t be a hero because he abused his powers and due to this, became the second president after John Tyler to face an impeachment investigation. Also he did nothing to help reunite the country and avoid the Civil War, which began a month after Abraham Lincoln took office.

  • @robertfitch1438
    @robertfitch1438 Před 3 lety

    In u.s. history

  • @captainsmithh
    @captainsmithh Před 10 měsíci

    true he was the only president at that time abe was a horrible president the saying honest abe is acutally sarcasim

  • @user-zc3do8vk4q
    @user-zc3do8vk4q Před 8 měsíci

    I love Buchanan.He was instrumental in America purchasing Alaska.He built up America’s navy.As for the Civil War,President Buchanan was not unlike many a northern folk who said,just let em go.

  • @Ilive4moneyable
    @Ilive4moneyable Před 2 lety +1

    1800s Joe biden

  • @aliciatorres5426
    @aliciatorres5426 Před 3 lety +1

    Protected slavery 🙏🏼May you Rest In Peace 🙏🏼🇲🇽

    • @gamedeaths9400
      @gamedeaths9400 Před 3 lety +1

      Yikes

    • @matthewhedrichjr.5445
      @matthewhedrichjr.5445 Před 2 lety +1

      Terrible man he was! He is Hail Satan! Not just a horrible president but he took this country down to a very dangerous path