USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Van Buren stood about 5 feet 6 inches tall. His nickname was “the Little Magician, ” though his enemies also referred to him as “the Fox” for his sly political maneuvers. Van Buren subscribed to the political theories of Thomas Jefferson, who had favored states’ rights over a strong federal government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The “Little Magician” was elected Vice President on the Jacksonian ticket in 1832, and won the Presidency in 1836. Van Buren devoted his Inaugural Address to a discourse upon the American experiment as an example to the rest of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Democrat elected after the Civil War in 1885, our 22nd and 24th President Grover Cleveland was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later (1885-1889 and 1893-1897).

Detailed explanation-4: -Van Buren became known for being a shrewd politician. He earned the nicknames “Little Magician” and the “Red Fox” for his cunning politics. He was unable to get elected to a second term as president, however, when a financial panic hit the country and the stock market crashed.