Season 3, Episode 8-Martin Van Buren’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 8: Martin Van Buren’s Tomb

“There is but one reliance and that is upon Christ, the free mediator of us all.” Martin Van Buren died surrounded by his sons, and the first and only President to see eight successors to his office. Learn about Martin Van Buren’s long post-Presidency, his death, his burial, and commemorations!

Make sure to listen to Martin Van Buren’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook” on his birthplace!

Also, be sure to listen to Martin Van Buren’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald” on his home!

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From My July 2021 Visit!

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Martin Van Buren gravesite: 2 Kindertree Drive, Kinderhook, New York.

S3 E30 Calvin Coolidge's Tomb Visiting the Presidents

Keep cool with Coolidge…but not too cool! A President renowned for his brevity, Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, masked great pain and real ambivalence about his office. Learn about the end of his administration, his brief retirement, his decline and death, and burial, along with his legacy! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/01/20/season-3-episode-30-calvin-coolidges-tomb/Season 1's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch" on his birthplace!Season 2's Calvin Coolidge Episode: "Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" on his homes!Support the show Also, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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Recommended Reading for Martin Van Buren

John Niven, Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics.
Donald Cole, Martin Van Buren and the American Political System.
Joel Silbey, Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics.
Ted Widmer, Martin Van Buren.

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