A good overview of a significant documentary edition: The Joseph Smith Papers Project. youtu.be/RVeAp7zUU5s?...

Let us be clear: we will not be bullied by log cabin and hard cider humbuggery. Not now. Not ever. To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.

2. Some critics (many of them funded by Whig PACs, to be clear) have demanded that our project be renamed the Papers of Martin Van Ruin and that our logo incorporate a gold spoon. We categorically reject that demand.

1. Despite public outcry, we are going to continue to transcribe Van Buren's handwriting into text that can be easily read. Some members of the public have called for us to only publish documents in his original cursive, but we are standing firm on our commitment to accessibility. vanburenpapers.org

For that reason, we have made two decisions that reaffirm our commitment to our core principles:

There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.

There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.

Watch this space for a new project announcement soon! (Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)

As some of us at the project celebrate the engagement of Taylor and Travis, it's worth remembering that Martin Van Buren also married the love of his life, Hannah Hoes.

Our thanks to Rebecca Shulman and the Center for Digital Editing for leading this initiative to assist high school teachers and their students! www.cumberland.edu/van-buren-pa...

On this date in 1862, Martin Van Buren died at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York. As one obituary noted, his death at the age of 79 was "not unexpected," as he had been ill for some time.

On this date in U.S. history, Aaron Burr, the sitting vice-president, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But did you know that Martin Van Buren almost fought a duel a few years later?

Please share this link, with more information and an application form, with any high school teachers who might be interested in joining us! This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org. www.jotform.com/form/2517663...

Participating teachers will be paid a stipend of $2000, and will join monthly zoom meetings, develop and test lessons for use in the classroom, and co-develop and lead a workshop for a larger group of teachers.

We are inviting high school social studies teachers to join us in using Van Buren's documents to co-develop lessons around themes from the mid-19th century that retain their importance today, such as the two-party political system, presidential campaigning, territorial expansion, and democracy.

Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.

The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project. mailchi.mp/b275a5f83036...

Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.

The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project. mailchi.mp/b275a5f83036...

Whew! Our guy is off the hook. It was JAMES Van Buren who screwed up his presidency.

On this date in 1820, Martin Van Buren and Benjamin Franklin Butler announced the opening of a law office at 107 State Street in Albany, New York. The two men maintained a close friendship until Butler's death in 1858.

Happy birthday to the National Archives and the NHPRC, created on this day in 1934. Our project, and projects like ours, would not exist without the NHPRC's financial support. www.archives.gov/nhprc

Martin Van Buren had a number of nicknames, but where did "The Mistletoe Politician" come from? vanburenpapers.org/content/mart...

Martin Van Buren had a number of nicknames, but where did "The Mistletoe Politician" come from? vanburenpapers.org/content/mart...

If you missed James Bradley's lecture last week, you can catch it on Youtube! www.youtube.com/live/7WGyzFp...

Love it! My colleague Prof. Maria Hammack and I are co-teaching a specialized American Revolution(s) class at Ohio State and we'll have tons of great events and programs all year for #America250 - it is going to be great!

As a prelude to James Bradley's Cynthia Van Buren Lecture last Wednesday, we had the opportunity to host an informational luncheon on our project's accomplishments and challenges.

As a prelude to James Bradley's Cynthia Van Buren Lecture last Wednesday, we had the opportunity to host an informational luncheon on our project's accomplishments and challenges.

@jamesmbradley.bsky.social will be delivering the Cynthia Van Buren Lecture tonight at 7:00 Central! Watch live: www.youtube.com/live/7WGyzFp...

DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...

The rescheduled Cynthia Van Buren Lecture with @jamesmbradley.bsky.social will take place on Wed., April 9, at 7:00 CDT.

Addendum: As @joshchafetz.bsky.social noted, this cartoon was anti-Jackson. His actions led to the creation of the Whig Party, which took its name from the English political party that opposed the idea of an unrestrained monarchy. bsky.app/profile/josh...

His claim to be "the direct representative of the people," asserting power that traditionally had belonged to Congress, did little to discourage the idea that he was a despotic tyrant.

During President Andrew Jackson's second term, this political cartoon, entitled "King Andrew the First," depicted Jackson as a king trampling on a shredded U.S. Constitution.

Andrew Jackson's critics accused him of being a despotic monarch for many of his actions as president. They continued, and added to, that criticism when Martin Van Buren succeeded Jackson in the White House.

Tonight's lecture with @jamesmbradley.bsky.social has been postponed due to weather. Details of the rescheduled event will be posted when available.

If you know anything about Martin Van Buren's presidency, you probably know that he faced a severe economic depression, one that contributed significantly to his reelection loss in 1840. But other things happened during MVB's administration, including:

"Van Buren’s story, masterfully recounted by Bradley, serves as a sobering reminder that the dream of simplistic, conflict-free politics is an illusion." Daniel Gullotta's review of @vanburenpapers.bsky.social co-editor @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's new MVB bio. lawliberty.org/book-review/...

We're one week away from @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's talk on Martin Van Buren's 1848 presidential campaign. What better way to spend Presidents' Day than attending the Spring 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture at Cumberland University!

To all my fans in the Nashville area ...

We're one week away from @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's talk on Martin Van Buren's 1848 presidential campaign. What better way to spend Presidents' Day than attending the Spring 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture at Cumberland University!

The most recent issue of the PMVB newsletter is now out! In it you will find updates on documents in the PMVB digital edition, news about the expanded Cynthia Van Buren Lecture Series, and profiles of staff and students working on the project. mcusercontent.com/d991be5c79b6...

@jamesmbradley.bsky.social will be on Cumberland University's campus on Presidents' Day to deliver the Spring 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture. After his talk on Martin Van Buren's 1848 presidential campaign, we'll have a book signing featuring James' new Van Buren biography!

@jamesmbradley.bsky.social will be on Cumberland University's campus on Presidents' Day to deliver the Spring 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture. After his talk on Martin Van Buren's 1848 presidential campaign, we'll have a book signing featuring James' new Van Buren biography!

I had a little bit of free time, so I visited the FDR Presidential Library in Hyde Park.

A great crowd turned out in Kinderhook for my talk on Van Buren and the 1844 presidential election. The inimitable Van Buren biographer @jamesmbradley.bsky.social was in the front row, so I deflected all of the hard questions to him.

During my recent trip to New York, I found a few dozen Van Buren letters that we didn't have in our catalog. The Lindenwald collection also had a photo of a ghost child and bicycle that caught my eye! (Photo credit: Martin Van Buren National Park Site collection.)