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Source/Further reading:
Miller Center, super in-depth: https://millercenter.org/president/buchanan
Britannica, overview: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Buchanan-president-of-United-States
Smithsonian, speculations on Buchanan’s sexuality: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/175-year-history-examining-bachelor-president-james-buchanans-close-friendship-william-rufus-king-180972992/
Battlefields, overview: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-buchanan
Buchanan and the Mexican-American War: https://library.uta.edu/usmexicowar/item?bio_id=22&nation=US&ofst=7&sort=nameasc&ni=52
Ostend Manifesto: https://www.britannica.com/event/Ostend-Manifesto
Kansas-Nebraska Act: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act
Bleeding Kansas:https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bleeding-kansas
Compromise of 1850: https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850
Dred Scott: https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/dred-scott-case