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

S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb – Visiting the Presidents

Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, left Washington in disgrace, but spent the next twenty years trying to stay relevant, "In the Arena," as his memoir stated. Learn about the tumultuous end of his administration, his death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/09/29/season-3-episode-37-richard-nixons-tomb/Season 1's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda" on his birthplace!Season 2's Richard Nixon Episode: "Richard Nixon and La Casa Pacifica" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
  1. S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb
  2. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb
  3. S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb
  4. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb
  5. S3 E33 Harry S Truman's Tomb

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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